Museum of the Missing: The High Stakes of Art Crime
by HOUPT, Simon
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Rippleside, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A very neat, bright copy. First Australian edition. Quarto in original black boards with gilt credits to spine, 192 pages including numerous black & white and colour photographic plates, index, selected bibliography. The fascinating story of modern art theft - what started as looting of art treasures by invading armies, including the Nazis during World War II has exploded into a sophisticated international operation. Listing with Biblio since 2005, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sad Paradise Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1709160
- Title
- Museum of the Missing
- Author
- HOUPT, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2006
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arts;
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About the Seller
Sad Paradise Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rippleside, Victoria
About Sad Paradise Books
Sad Paradise sells quality used, rare and out-of-print books. We are dedicated to excellence in personal service for our Australian and international customers. Sad Paradise Books is an online book shop on the shore of Corio Bay, Australia.
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