THE IVORY TRADER Tale of Africa~William Kingston~RARE 1870s 1st/Early Printing!

Description: THE IVORY TRADER Tale of Africa ~ William Kingston ~ Rare 1870s 1st/Early Printing!The Ivory Trader - A Tale of Africa by William H.G. Kingston... a children's story about adventures in AfricaWilliam H. G. Kingston (1814–1880) was a prolific English writer of mostly boys’ adventure novels... from 1850 his chief occupation was writing books for boys or editing boys’ annuals and weekly periodicalsVery rare to find this work alone in print... has been combined in books with other worksNot dated, but research suggests that it was published in the 1870's by George Routledge & Sons, LondonResearch also suggests that it is a First or early printingThe book is prefaced with a color plate FSW, printed by E (Edmund) Evans48 pages... measures 7.5" high x 5" wide x 1/8" thickAgain, this is a rare printing of a this Kingston storyNice antique condition... is over 150 years old! - Still tightly bound... front pages are split 1" up from the binding... please see photo - Pages are complete and clean... yellowed as expected.. a few areas with foxing - Inside of front and back covers is strongly yellowed - NO writing except for inscription on the page inside the front cover - Cover is clean with some signs of age and use... colors are bright - Spine is somewhat faded as compared to front and back coversExcellent addition to an antique vintage book collection or William Kingston library!Please feel free to ask for additional information or photosWe are offering a flat $3 shipping for this great bookWe are listing other vintage/antique books… please take a look… thank you! 633LA

Price: 75 USD

Location: Irasburg, Vermont

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