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Europe Between the Oceans; 9000 BC - AD 1000
by Cunliffe, Barry
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- Seller
-
Walnut Creek, California, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First printing, quarto size, 528 pp. From the dustjacket flap: "Weaving together titanic concepts while remaining sensitive to specifics, [Barry] Cunliffe has produced an interdisciplinary tour de force. His is a bold book of exceptional scholarship, erudite and engaging, and it heralds an entirely new understanding of Old Europe."
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in green textured paper over boards, gold lettering stamped onto spine, yellow endpapers, book is replete with both colour and black-and-white photographs and maps; quarto size (9 7/8" by 7 5/8"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-ix [1, blank] 1-518. Dust jacket is unclipped and unpriced, illustration on the front panel, summary of book on both flaps and review blurbs on the rear panel.
___CONDITION: Volume is fine overall, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; some extremely light marks to the front board, else fine. The unclipped dustjacket is clean with one extremely short (3mm) closed tear at the head of the spine and light overall edgewear.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in green textured paper over boards, gold lettering stamped onto spine, yellow endpapers, book is replete with both colour and black-and-white photographs and maps; quarto size (9 7/8" by 7 5/8"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-ix [1, blank] 1-518. Dust jacket is unclipped and unpriced, illustration on the front panel, summary of book on both flaps and review blurbs on the rear panel.
___CONDITION: Volume is fine overall, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; some extremely light marks to the front board, else fine. The unclipped dustjacket is clean with one extremely short (3mm) closed tear at the head of the spine and light overall edgewear.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Swan's Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CNJL2397
- Title
- Europe Between the Oceans; 9000 BC - AD 1000
- Author
- Cunliffe, Barry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- History, European history, Archaeology
Terms of Sale
Swan's Fine Books
We cheerfully accept returns for any reason within 30 days, so long as the book(s) is/are returned in the same condition as when sent. We will refund the price you paid for the book, plus shipping if the book was misdescribed.
About the Seller
Swan's Fine Books
Biblio member since 2017
Walnut Creek, California
About Swan's Fine Books
Swan's Fine Books specializes in Fine Press, Illustrated Books, and Books About Books. We also carry a wide array of general antiquarian stock and recently acquired a very nice collection of modern lit. Enjoy browsing our web site and visit our brick-and-mortar shop if you are in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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