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ANCIENT KHOTAN: DETAILED REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN CHINESE TURKESTAN
by Stein, M. Aurel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0878171460
- ISBN 13
- 9780878171460
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1975. Hardcover. Reprint edition. Folio: xxiv, 621, vii, cxix plates + folding map. Very good. Bound in red cloth with gilt titling to spine. Corners of binding with light+ bumping. Upper fore edge corner of text block lightly bumped; Half title creased. SH consignment.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1362052
- Title
- ANCIENT KHOTAN: DETAILED REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN CHINESE TURKESTAN
- Author
- Stein, M. Aurel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0878171460
- ISBN 13
- 9780878171460
- Publisher
- Hacker Art Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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