AN INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE TRAVELS OF JAMES BRUCE, Esq. Into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile. Abridged from the original work.
by SHAW. SAMUEL. Esq
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London. Printed for the Editor, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country. 1790. SECOND EDITION. 12mo. (7.3 x 4.5 inches). ix, 373pp. Bound without the half tile. Some minor browning but overall a very good copy in recent half brown calf binding. Spine with five raised bands, gilt. Red title label, Gilt. Marbled paper on boards.
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- Title
- AN INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE TRAVELS OF JAMES BRUCE, Esq. Into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile. Abridged from the original work.
- Author
- SHAW. SAMUEL. Esq
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London. Printed for the Editor, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country. 1790
- Date Published
- 1790
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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....