In Africa ;; hunting adventures in the big game country
by McCutcheon, John T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- No DJ (as issued?) ; wear to spine including crease down middle, as well as to edges and to joints ; shelf wear to corners ; spo
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1910. First edition (unstated). Hardcover. No DJ (as issued?) ; wear to spine including crease down middle, as well as to edges and to joints ; shelf wear to corners ; spotting and some transparent stains to front and back boards ; glued library stamp to paste-down ; newspaper clipping stain to front free end paper and rear of front board (clipong laid in); small dirt smudges to back paste down and free end paper ; dusting to top of page edges ; else pages in very nice condition. Overall, binding slightly shaken and loose, but genrally a Very Good(-) to Good(++) copy.. Small Quarto in gilt-titled, polished olive boards; 7 p. l., 402 p. front., illus., plates, ports., map. 26 cm. Hunting , Africa, British East, travel || "A great part of this material appeared originally in the Chicago tribune." (WorldCat) || Illustrated with photographs and cartoons by the author || Author was an American newspaper political cartoonist who was known as the "Dean of American Cartoonists" and received the Pulitzer Prize for Cartoons in 1932. (Wikipedia) ||
Outside of the wear to the boards, the pages, pictures and illustrations are very clean and nice condition.
Outside of the wear to the boards, the pages, pictures and illustrations are very clean and nice condition.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77843
- Title
- In Africa ;; hunting adventures in the big game country
- Author
- McCutcheon, John T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - No DJ (as issued?) ; wear to spine including crease down middle, as well as to edges and to joints ; shelf wear to corners ; spo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (unstated)
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill Co
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, IN
- Date Published
- 1910
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals; Africa;
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