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Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in H.M.Sloop Chanticleer, Under the Comand of the Late Captain Henry Foster.... Volume II Only
by Webster, W. H. B
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1834. Volume II only (of two). Title page dated 1834. Includes folding frontis map of the Isthmus of Darien between Porto Velo, Chagres and Panama. Attractively bound in three quarter brown morocco leather over moss green cloth, 398 pages. Fair to good condition, covers rubbed at the extremities, large spot on front cover, front hinge internally cracked but secure, text block sound, pages yellowed and foxed at the outer edges, occasional finger soil to the margins, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047338
- Title
- Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in H.M.Sloop Chanticleer, Under the Comand of the Late Captain Henry Foster.... Volume II Only
- Author
- Webster, W. H. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1834
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- WESTERN HEMISPHERE EXPLORATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
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Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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