The Plundered Past: The Traffic in Art Treasures
by Meyer, Karl
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Arts Book Society / Reader's Union Group, 1973. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Bound handsomely in an olive-drab cloth, bumping to spine head and foot, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little wear to panels, a bit to spine head, protected by a plastic coat. Particular focus on art pirates in the 1970s as they plunder from Turkey, Italy, Mexico and Guatemala. Range of sharp and distinct black-and-white photographs of sites of excavation and plunder. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xxv [1], 3-353 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351672
- Title
- The Plundered Past: The Traffic in Art Treasures
- Author
- Meyer, Karl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Arts Book Society / Reader's Union Group
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Karl E. Meyer repatriation art treasures art theft
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About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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