1935 Through Wildest Papua by J. G. Hides First Edition Illustrated

Description: Click here to see our other books! Through Wildest Papua J. G. Hides 1935 Blackie and Son Limited : London 9" by 6" 165pp. SUMMARY An uncommon first edition of this interesting title relating to the South Sea Island Papua, illustrated throughout. First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Uncommon Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of the work. Uncommon. With a frontispiece, twenty three monochrome plates and decorative map endpapers. Collated complete. With two loosely inserted advertisements for the publisher, Blackie, showcasing their Autumn Announcements, 1935. By Jack Hides, an explorer of the previously Australian controlled territories of Papua and New Guinea. Hides led several expeditions in the early 1930s in the area and wrote profusely on the subject, with this work being his first on the subject. CONDITION In the original green cloth binding. Externally smart with slight bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with scattered spotting heavier to the first and last few pages and the fore edge. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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