Antiques & Collecting

Subtitled Being a Record of Sundry Expeditions, New and Old, in Search of Buried Treasure. Accounts of true-life hunts for diamonds and gold; silver, precious stones and shipwrecks.

PUBLISHERThe Trustees of The British Museum.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are generally worn, with scuffing and some tears at bottom edge and spine. Top 5cm of front cover torn from spine and front hinge completely split and detached from spine. Rear hinge intact and binding feels otherwise reasonably...

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PUBLISHERPrinted privately for the Author by Macarthur Press Pty, Ltd. Sydney.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some wear and scuffing at edges. Printed pages...

PUBLISHERAntique Collectors Club.
BINDINGGray cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a slight amount of wear to edges. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little wear and creasing at edges, and a small area of delamination at top front.
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PUBLISHERDoubleday, New York.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with gilt and embossed lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, slight wear to very edges of boards. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little creasing to top of spine and one tiny 0.5 cm tear. Preserved in removable...

PUBLISHERThe Vendome Press, New York.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards with silver gilt border design and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear and little handled.
DUST JACKETVery good, a few tiny scuff patches at corners and a crease to the front flap. Preserved in removable book...