Munchen: Prestel Verlag, 1974. Original blue cloth. Four tip-in, double-spread colour plates. Intext b/white half-tone plate sections, plus an undamaged, folded, removable map and affixed sleeve on rear paste-down. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Lightly bumped on lower foredge corners. Leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated, gloss laminated dustjacket mildly edgeworn with laminate lifting, plus an area [U.V. affected] lost from spine.Bound-in [part sample facsimile of 'Kleinere Schriften', Alexander Humboldt, 1853, at rear. Originally published as 'Humboldt and the Cosmos', George Rainbird, London, 1973. The story of German naturalist and explorer, Friedrich Wilhelm Kark Heinrich Alexander, Freiherr [Baron] von Humboldt, 1769-1859. German text throughout. Includes Index. Loose with book: The contemporary card of Dr. Heinrich Pfeiffer, Generalsekretar [Secretary-General] of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany, in excellent condition. Book weight approx. 460g. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition Thus [German].. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Diversity Books, IOBA (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004822
Title: ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT [German Text]
Author: Botting, Douglas
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition Thus [German].
ISBN 10: 3791300857
ISBN 13: 9783791300856
Publisher: Prestel Verlag
Place of Publication: Munchen
Date Published: 1974
Keywords: BIOGRAPHY, NATURAL HISTORY, NATURALISTS, EXPLORATION, TRAVEL, GEOGRAPHY, SCIENCE, HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER VON, 1769-1859
Bookseller catalogs: Natural History; Travel and Exploration;

Terms of Sale

Diversity Books, IOBA

Diversity Books - Terms of Sale: All PRICES quoted are in Australian DOLLARS. Books may be returned within seven days of receipt if found to be incorrectly described. Australian buyers: We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and direct deposit to Commonwealth Bank account. International buyers: We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express. International buyers have the choice of FAST AIRMAIL [approx.3-10 business days, depending on destination]or STANDARD AIRMAIL [approx. 10-25 business days, depending on destination] Please EMAIL regarding ARTICLE FOR SALE, AVAILABILITY, PAYMENT and POSTAGE/HANDLING OPTIONS.

About the Seller

Diversity Books, IOBA

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2005

Korumburra, Victoria

Ask Seller a Question

About Diversity Books, IOBA

We offer a diverse range of interesting, good quality second-hand books for sale.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...

Frequently asked questions

This Book’s Categories

A Brief History of the Dust Jacket

When did dust jackets first appear, and what exactly are they for? Learn about this often-important detail as it applies to book collecting. More...

This website uses cookies.