Edward Arnold 1899. First edition (author is the brother of Gustavus von Tempsky), super octavo, white cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and brown lettering with brown illus to front board, black eps, tissue guard to title page, xi + 318pp, illus, VG- (heavy soiling to rear board, fading, staining & rubbing to spine, soiling to front board & bruising to front board fore-edge & lower corner, dampstaining to feps, owner's name in pencil to helf-title page, tanning)

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Title: Tangweera: Life and Adventures among Gentle Savages
Author: BELL, C. NAPIER
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Edward Arnold 1899
Keywords: first edition C Napier Bell New Zealand biography travel anthropology history Central America Mosquito Indians

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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