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A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage up the Red-Sea, on the Coasts of Arabia and Egypt, and of a Route through the Desarts of Thebais, Hitherto Unknown to the European Traveller in the Year M.DCC.LXXVII in Letters to a Lady.
by Eyles Irwin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. Dodsley, 1780. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The first edition of this enthralling travellogue. Collated complete with three maps, a plan and two pages of illustrations with 2 images per page. Half title present, Catchword on page 397 repaired. Scattered mild foxing with offsetting from plates. Earlier owner's bookplate on ffep. Expertly rebacked with gilt banding and titles to spine. ESTC citation T131972
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- Bookseller
- Chris Phillips
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001422
- Title
- A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage up the Red-Sea, on the Coasts of Arabia and Egypt, and of a Route through the Desarts of Thebais, Hitherto Unknown to the European Traveller in the Year M.DCC.LXXVII in Letters to a Lady.
- Author
- Eyles Irwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1780
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ARABIA RED SEA NILE EGYPT
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Chris Phillips
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About the Seller
Chris Phillips
Biblio member since 2015
Chippenham, Wiltshire
About Chris Phillips
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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