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Across the Atlantic
Robert Anderton Naylor
c1893
The Roxburghe Press : London
9.5" by 7"
xii, 305pp
SUMMARY
A souvenir copy of the author's trip to the World's Fair in 1893, designed to narrate his travels in America.
First Edition,Local Imprint,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 22.99
EU Postage: £ 16.99
European Postage: £ 17.99
Asia Postage: £ 22.99
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DESCRIPTION
Written by poet and travel writer Robert Anderton Naylor. He formerly resided at Cuerdan Hall in Thelwall.
This work narrates the author's travels to the United States to take part in the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. He travelled there as a member of The Arts Society, along with other members. While in the U.S., Naylor visited New York, Washington D.C., Niagara Falls, and Montreal in addition to Chicago.
The narration is told through a mixture of prose and poetry.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with minor shelf wear. Some rubbing to the joint and some bumping to the head and tail of spine. The odd mark to the rear board. Internally, front hinge tender but remaining firm. Book is firmly bound. A few handling marks to the pages, but otherwise they are generally bright and clean.
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.
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