Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
by Whymper, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
John Murray. Reading copy. Numerous illustrations and maps. Deckled edging to pages. Pink stain and water damage to the lower page edges. Large fold-out map in rear pocket. Map is fragile with tears at the fold corners and has some age-toning. Contents clean. 456 Pages. 2nd Edition. Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with gilt patterned border. Edge-wear to all extremities. Some fraying, splitting to the header and footer. Discolouration marks to the spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 304549
- Title
- Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
- Author
- Whymper, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Quagga Books
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
Biblio member since 2018
Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...