SUEZ: De Lesseps Canal - with one map and thirty-nine engravings of the construction of the Canal by Edouard Riou
by PUDNEY, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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East Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London, Readers Union/J.M. Dent first edition - h/c in d.j. The Suez Canal is no great thing in itself. There are older, wider and deeper waterways, The creation of this hundred-mile-long ditch was, however one of the most significant political and engineering achievements of the last century. It survives as a practical asset and an element of discord as it simmers in intrigue. distrust and strife. 210 x 130mm., pp. xiii, 242, b/w engravings, index. Contents near fine - no inscriptions, d.j. slight rubbing on top/bot. spine & edges. NEAR FINE/VG+
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- Bookseller
- EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64169a58c4f869a98f16bab6
- Title
- SUEZ: De Lesseps Canal - with one map and thirty-nine engravings of the construction of the Canal by Edouard Riou
- Author
- PUDNEY, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- first edition - h/c in d.j.
- Publisher
- London, Readers Union/J.M. Dent
- Date Published
- 1969
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