Diamonds Unlimited
de P.H.E. Burgess
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good
- Librería
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Precio
EUR 9.38EUR 6.57
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Sobre este artículo
London, UK: The Adventurers Club, 1960 The Adventurers Club, London, UK. 1960. Hardcover. Edition not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Very Good; light bumping to top edge; light soiling to panels. Maroon boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine with gilt barbed wire decorations. 190 pp 8vo. The Adventurers Club was a book publisher that published 11 books between 1940 and 1967 on people who ventured into dangerous locations and occupations. This book is about a London policeman who established a security operation at the Williamson Diamond Mine in Mwadui, Tanganyika and worked with the Canadian geologist, Dr. John Williamson. This is actually a portrait of two men- Burgess and Williamson and how order was brought out of chaos. This a picture of an extradinary man in extraordinary circumstances. A clean very presentable copy.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 011385
- Título
- Diamonds Unlimited
- Autor
- P.H.E. Burgess
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- The Adventurers Club
- Lugar de publicación
- London, UK
- Fecha de publicación
- 1960
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- P.H.E. Burgess, Williamson Diamond Mine, Mwadui Tanganyika, security operation, Dr. John Williamson, geologist, diamonds, The Adventurers Club, security officer, diamond theft, crime, Africa
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Autobiography; African Matters;
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Miembro de Biblio desde 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
Sobre Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.