The Hawaiian Archipelago. SIX MONTHS among the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, and Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
by Bird, Isabella L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence Park, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
(London: John Murray: 1886) Sixth Edition. Gilt pictorial cloth (that is, hard covers) pp. xvi, 318, 2 and 32 publishers advertisements (the latter being a catalogue dated April, 1889). Illustrated. Folding map. Head and foot of spine rubbed; a little marginal flecking to the front board, heavier to the rear board and impinging on the spine; corners of boards rubbed; top edge dusty; a small piece missing from the top corner of the front free endpaper; lacks the half-title leaf; a cancelled old club stamp at head of the Preface; otherwise a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- exPB (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153559
- Title
- The Hawaiian Archipelago. SIX MONTHS among the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, and Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
- Author
- Bird, Isabella L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- south seas hawaii maritime travel and description
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About the Seller
exPB
Biblio member since 2017
Clarence Park, South Australia
About exPB
I am the daughter of Pioneer Books, our business has closed down after 43 years and I am listing some of it on my own account now that I'm the proud owner of the residual stock! I am selling them at half the price at which they were listed when Pioneer Books existed.
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