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Lords of the Atlas, the Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956 (Pan Books)
by Maxwell, Gavin
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0330024361
- ISBN 13
- 9780330024365
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Illustrated. Author's foreword, table of Principal Events, four appendices, documents in reply, select bibliography and index. List of maps. The text is illustrated with black and white line drawings. Colour photographic paperback binding with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. This is the classic account of the ruthless rulers of Morocco from 1893 – 1956, a story of brutal power and cultural beauty, of palaces with hundreds of rooms, and of heads piled high around cannons. Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Tanning of the text block edges and pages. Foxing of the text block edges and the top right-hand corner of pages 335 through to end of book is a little dogeared. Reading creases to the back strip. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 348, [4 – further titles and publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Morocco; 20th century; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0330024361. ISBN/EAN: 9780330024365. Inventory No: 0286271. . 9780330024365
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0286271
- Title
- Lords of the Atlas, the Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956 (Pan Books)
- Author
- Maxwell, Gavin
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0330024361
- ISBN 13
- 9780330024365
- Publisher
- The Lyons Press
- Place of Publication
- Guilford, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Morocco 20th-century Atlas Mountains Glaoui Politics & Government; Morocco; 20th century; Sociology & Culture. Illustrated Unbranded ISBN: 0330024361 EAN: 9780330024365 Maxwell, Gavin Lords of the Atlas, the Rise and Fall of the House of G
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
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