A GAZETTEER OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCE OF CEYLON (TWO VOLUMES)
by Lawrie, Archibald Campbell
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good /No Dustjackets
- Seller
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Columbo, Ceylon: George Skeen. Bound in smart green cloth with bright gilt titles to front boards and spine, this dated 1988 Two Volume Facsimile Reprint of the 1896 First Edition is VG. Volume One, X11/498pp with Preface by Judge Lawrie and Topographical Entries, alphabetical frm Adam's Peak to Kuruwawa. With smart appearence, sound/tight binding and clean endpapers. Volume Two, 474pp with Preface, Topographical Entries alphabetically from Labygolla to Yattakule. With each entry comes physical descripton, Population, Size, Some History including crops, festivals etc. Volume Two has one small bump/chip at top edge. Otherwise all VG . Very Good. Hardcover.. Reprint. 1988.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00212472
- Title
- A GAZETTEER OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCE OF CEYLON (TWO VOLUMES)
- Author
- Lawrie, Archibald Campbell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjackets
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Skeen
- Place of Publication
- Columbo, Ceylon
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon; Judge A.C. Lawrie
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12".
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Camillas Bookshop
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.
About the Seller
Camillas Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Reprint
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- Cloth
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- VG
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- First Edition
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- Facsimile
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