Sub-Tropical Rambles in the Land of the Aphanapteryx. Personal Experiences, Adventures, and Wanderings in and around the Island of Mauritius
by PIKE, Nicolas
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1873. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Harper & Brothers, 1873. 8vo., xviii+511pp., plus 4pp. publisher's ads. Illustrated with tiisue-guarded engravings, woodcuts within the text and 4 hand colored fold-out maps. dark terra cotta cloth with gilt titles and design, black border, brown endpapers. A comprehensive treatment of Mauritius. Pike was U.S. Consul, Port Louis. A superb example. About fine.. 1st. Hard. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008491
- Title
- Sub-Tropical Rambles in the Land of the Aphanapteryx. Personal Experiences, Adventures, and Wanderings in and around the Island of Mauritius
- Author
- PIKE, Nicolas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1873
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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