A Curious Life for a : The Story of Isabella Bird a Remarkable Victorian Traveler
by Barr, Pat
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Doubleday & Co., 1970 347 pp with 6 maps and 36 B&W plates A Scottish gentlewoman, Isabella Bird's travels in the Rockies, Hawaii, tJapan and the Far East Central Asia and Moroccoin the late 19th century. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Hinge split but holding at title page. Library stamps on title page and book appears to have been relined. Nevertheless a good reading copy.. First American Edition.. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- Catron Grant Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 600734
- Title
- A Curious Life for a : The Story of Isabella Bird a Remarkable Victorian Traveler
- Author
- Barr, Pat
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Co.
- Date Published
- 1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle Eastern History; Biography; Japan;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Catron Grant Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Books must be returned in the condition in which they were sold. No returns on books valued at less than $9.00.
About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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