The Mission: Or, Scenes in Africa
by Marryat Captain
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
-
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845. Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 18x11.5.cm. [4],328pp, 32pp catalogue, [2],374pp, each volume has a frontis. Bound in original publishers brown embossed cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, some abrasion wear or marking to cloth, lean on spines. Bindings in good condition. Internally,, name inscription dated 1848, previous owners bookplate. Pages in good clean condition. A good clean set. . First Edition. Cloth. Good Plus. Small 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013923
- Title
- The Mission: Or, Scenes in Africa
- Author
- Marryat Captain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- Small 8vo
- Keywords
- Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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