thomas robert baron dewar (4 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - bTitle:/b A Ramble round the Globe . With . illustrations [including a portrait], etc.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Dewar, Thomas Robert Baron; br/b/b 1894.br/b/b xv. 316 p. ; 8º.br/b/b 10025.cc.28.br/.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated turquoise cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, colour vignette to the front, publisher's brown and cream leaf end papers. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. A Ramble Round the Globe is an 1894 book by Thomas Dewar detailing his journey around the world publicising Dewars Scotch Whisky. Dewar's trip was motivated not only by a desire to market his brand, but also by medical imperatives: Dewar had been battling a persistent cold that had been growing worse, and his doctor suggested that a warmer climate could rid him of this threatening cold. Contains tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece, (xv), 316 pp + 32 pp publisher's catalogue with 220 monochrome illustrations throughout. From 'The Hall Bushey Library' with indigo stamps to the half-title and first leaf of text, paper plate to the rear board, end papers cracked, rubbing to the covers, corners and edges, text block clean. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.