Himalayan Journals; Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c.
by Hooker, Joseph Dalton (Sir)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Ward, Lock & Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [c1891]. Hardcover. Owner's inscription on front endpaper. Short tear to each of the two folding maps. Second folding map with creasing and misfolds. Split to gutter at rear hinge. Quite extensive flecks of water staining on outside of rear board. ; No date [c1891]. xxxi, [1], 574 pages. Portrait frontispiece + 13 plates (1 folding) + 2 folding maps at rear. In-text illustrations. Red cloth boards with gilt and black rule and gilt lettering on spine, and black decoration and rule on boards. All page edges gilt. Flower pattern endpapers. Page dimensions: 177 x 117mm. ; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14944
- Title
- Himalayan Journals; Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c.
- Author
- Hooker, Joseph Dalton (Sir)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [c1891]
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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