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How I Found Livingstone
by Stanley, Henry M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
A. Asher & Co, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition Thus. Published by A. Asher & Co., 1873. Octavo. Three volumes bound in one. Dark green three-quarter morocco leather over marbled boards with red patterned endpapers. Gilt spine with 4 raised bands. Book is very good; clean with spine straight. Has some wear along board edges with small nicks to the cloth. Has a number and stamp on title page of volume one. Binding sound and all pages intact. A scarce early printing of Stanley s classic account of his expedition to find Dr. Livingstone. Published shortly after the first edition in 1872. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 768 total pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89129
- Title
- How I Found Livingstone
- Author
- Stanley, Henry M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. Asher & Co
- Date Published
- 1873
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Southampton Books
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About the Seller
Southampton Books
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Southampton, New York
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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