Vanished Cities
by Hermann and Georg Schreiber
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. normal shelf wear, dust jacket with wear and tear on spine and rear board, not price clipped, in protective cover, a nice copy for year published, first American stated Size: Octavo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Lost Civilizations. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 102104. .
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- Bookseller
- BOOKNEST
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102104
- Title
- Vanished Cities
- Author
- Hermann and Georg Schreiber
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- BZDB291 History; Lost Civilizations. Vanished Cities
Terms of Sale
BOOKNEST
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
BOOKNEST
Biblio member since 2015
Prahran, Victoria
About BOOKNEST
Book selling for us was the natural result of bookcollecting of the past 30 years. Running out of room and in order to keep our hobby going we have to pass some on to you, so we can make room for new editions.Our collection of nearly 80000 volumes will eventually make its way into the inventory program. You are welcome to inquire on any subject that you are interested and we believe that we should be able to help you.Our love for the book both as an object of art or as a tool of knowledge will always guide us, and keep our customers happyCheersTheo Kolliniatis
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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