Ad Orientem
por Frederickson, A.D
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- Livreiro
-
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Sobre este item
London: W.H. Allen & Co, 1889. Book. Illus. by Frederickson, A.D.. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good clean copy, in original red cloth binding, with gilt design to front board. Some sunning to top edge of front board. xiipp 388pp. With 26 plates including 25 fine lithographed plates finished in colour, one facsimile of a Japanese voucher (plate XXV in list) and two coloured maps (one folding).Plates VII to XIV bound between pp192-193 not as listed. All plates etc present as called for. A.D. Frederickson was a botanist and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society in the late 1800s. He travelled from London to Arabia, India, China, the Orient and over the Pacific to the USA. During his travels, he sketched interesting scenes, plants and people.. He had his sketches made into colourful lithographs for this volume.The plates are from his drawings and depict plants, fruits, views and natives along the route. All most attractively drawn and reproduced..
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rickaro Books Ltd (GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 057396
- Título
- Ad Orientem
- Autor
- Frederickson, A.D
- Ilustrador
- Frederickson, A.D.
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- W.H. Allen & Co
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1889
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palavras-chave
- Orient Far East Travel Topography Exploration Illustrated Asia
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Topography; Travel;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Termos da venda
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Rickaro Books Ltd
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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