London: Horace Cox, 1904. Bound in mauve cloth with gilt titling on the front and spine.xii[xiii-xvi] 180 pages.The book is illustrated with 15 plates, of photographs, including the frontipiece with tissue guard. 5.75 X 8.7 inches.The book is in very good condition. Only slight rubbing to corners and spine ends, very sound binding with firm hinges, All complete and in good order. All plates present as called for, pages all clean throughout with some browning to the endpapers. Gilt lettering all quite bright. Inscribed on the front free endpaper thus: "(signature unclear)'s/compliments for a/pleasant days sport/at Mildenhall/Oct/18".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Bookseller: Jacques Gander (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 009926
Title: The Persian Gulf and South Sea Isles
Author: Sir Edgar Boehm
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Horace Cox
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1904

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