Wild Beasts and Their Ways Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America
by Sir Samuel W. Baker
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart second edition of this illustrated study of wild animals from across the world. Second edition. Originally published in two volumes in 1890, now issued as one complete volume. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-eight plates. Collated complete. A detailed study on animals from across the continents, including elephants, tigers, leopards, lions, bears, hippopotamus, crocodiles, buffalos, rhinoceros, and many more. Written by Sir Samuel White Baker, an English explorer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer, and abolitionist. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. A tear through page 59/60, both parts are present. Age toning to the endpapers. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 857T65
- Title
- Wild Beasts and Their Ways Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America
- Author
- Sir Samuel W. Baker
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Wild Beasts Ways Baker Beasts
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.