NOTES ON SPORT AND TRAVEL; with a Memoir by his Daughter Mary H Kingsley.
by KINGSLEY, George Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No DJ
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan. Very Good/No DJ. 1900. First Edition. Hard Cover. Lge 8vo Original red cloth with gilt titling on spine. Slight fade to spine. Corners minor rubbing and bumped. Frontis of Kingsley. Black end papers, book plate to f. paste down. Newspaper article tipped om=nto verso of ffep. Neat name on title page. .Pages vii + 544 inc. index. clean and tight. Memoirs of Kingsley's life by his daughter, Reminiscences of sporting life in Scotland and at sea, catching fish and hunting Chamois .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119321
- Title
- NOTES ON SPORT AND TRAVEL; with a Memoir by his Daughter Mary H Kingsley.
- Author
- KINGSLEY, George Henry
- Illustrator
- Frontis Portrait Plate
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/No DJ
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Title Page
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- Verso
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- Gilt
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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