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The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck. His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Mongke 1253-1255 [Hakluyt Society Second Series No. 173]
by Jackson, Peter with David Morgan (eds.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0904180298
- ISBN 13
- 9780904180299
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1990 VG+/VG. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (single 'Little Library' RSM to title page, small texter mark at tail edge, else clean & crisp) in dustwrapper (rubbed & a trifle nicked, spine slightly sunned, discreet texter mark at tail cap); pp. xvi, 312, with frontispiece + 4 maps. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031805
- Title
- The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck. His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Mongke 1253-1255 [Hakluyt Society Second Series No. 173]
- Author
- Jackson, Peter with David Morgan (eds.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0904180298
- ISBN 13
- 9780904180299
- Publisher
- The Hakluyt Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Peter Jackson David Morgan Mission Friar William Rubruck Great Khan Mongke Mongol Empire Bulgaria Ukraine Caucasus Russia Georgia Turkey Armenia Central Asia Mongolia Hakluyt Society
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- VG+/VG
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- Sunned
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...