Author: BLOUNDELLE-BURTON, JOHN
Title: The Desert Ship: A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land
Description: New York: Frederick Warne & Co, [c.1893-1894]. Hardcover. A rather scarce edition of author's adventure story, set in the 'Colorado Desert' of present-day Southern California's Imperial Valley. With 21 b&w illustrations by Hume Nisbet and W. Buckley, 3 of which inserted as plates; as well as one map. Undated copy, but likely published c.1893-1894. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with lettering and elaborate illustrations on cover and spine in gilt, white, black, yellow, brown and orange. Lacks a dust jacket. --- Interior is firm and collated to confirm all pages present. Leaves lack markings or significant soiling. With minor discoloration to spine; with edgewear and mildly bumped corners.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; viii, 399, [3] leaves of plates pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Fiction >>Illustrated Classics
Title: The Desert Ship: A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land
Description: New York: Frederick Warne & Co, [c.1893-1894]. Hardcover. A rather scarce edition of author's adventure story, set in the 'Colorado Desert' of present-day Southern California's Imperial Valley. With 21 b&w illustrations by Hume Nisbet and W. Buckley, 3 of which inserted as plates; as well as one map. Undated copy, but likely published c.1893-1894. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with lettering and elaborate illustrations on cover and spine in gilt, white, black, yellow, brown and orange. Lacks a dust jacket. --- Interior is firm and collated to confirm all pages present. Leaves lack markings or significant soiling. With minor discoloration to spine; with edgewear and mildly bumped corners.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; viii, 399, [3] leaves of plates pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Fiction >>Illustrated Classics
Price: US$ 27.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 83194
- Book number: 83194