The Nile Boat; or Glimpses of the Land of Egypt
by BARTLETT, W.H
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Henry G Bohn 1862 (Fifth Edition). Octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt decoration to spine, blind decoration to boards, brown eps, a.e.g.,frontispiece, folding plates,vi + 229pp, illus, VG- (prelims loose but present, gutters cracked & binding fragile, light soiling & rubbing to boards, small closed tears to lower spine extrem, larger closed tears to upper spine extrem repaired inside with paper, moderate fraying to board ccorners, owner's name to title page, sporadic light foxing)
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- Title
- The Nile Boat; or Glimpses of the Land of Egypt
- Author
- BARTLETT, W.H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry G Bohn 1862 (Fifth Edition)
- Keywords
- Ancient Egypt Egyptian history archaeology travel
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