The Coast of Incense
by Stark, Freya
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardback. Dust jacket lightly age-toned, creased/slightly torn at head of spine, tear supported by tape inside d/jkt, small lossed at top-edge of front panel; Green cloth boards a touch bumped on corners, gilt lettering bright; Pages lightly age-toned, top-edge sprayed dark blue, rough-cut bottom and fore-edges, no ownership marks, B&W plates; Binding tight. ; 6.25 x 9"; 285 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walden Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51583
- Title
- The Coast of Incense
- Author
- Stark, Freya
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- travel
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Walden Books
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London, Greater London
About Walden Books
Second-hand and antiquarian booksellers since 1977, in present shop since 1979, open Thurs-Sunday, with an emphasis on History of Art and Architecture, Photography, Literature and Poetry, Literary Biography and Criticism and the the History of London.
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