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The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt
by Fagan Brian M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 068414235X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684142357
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Quarto. 4to. xiv, 399 (1) pp, illus. First Edition, 1975. Price clipped. 1" x 3/4" chip to top edge front panel dj with two very small chips and light wear to top edge spine, and minor wear to bottom edge spine of same. Faintly age-toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 7.75" x 9.25". Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005809
- Title
- The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt
- Author
- Fagan Brian M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 068414235X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684142357
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- HISTORY EGYPTOLOGY ANTIQUITIES PLUNDERERS AND PIONEER ARCHAEOLOGISTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- Quarto
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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