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Providence Island: An Archeological Tale
de Jacquetta Hawkes
- Usado
- Bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bueno/Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London : Chatto & Windus , 1959. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5". None. An enthralling story of a lost race with psychic powers discovered on an unknown island, written by English archaeologist Jacquetta Hawkes. The first UK edition of this work.In the original clipped dust wrapper and the publisher's original cloth binding. A group of Oxford archeologists discover a hidden island inhabited by hunters with physic and artistic powers. The protagonists must come to understand them and in doing so, find out their unexpected connections. Jacquetta Hawkes was the first woman to study the Archaeology & Anthropology degree course at the University of Cambridge and simultaneously performed archeological excavations whilst writing, campaigning and researching. In the original cloth binding and original clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear to head and tail of spine. Front board cloth has slight offsetting. Dust wrapper is in very good condition with scattered spotting to the inside of the wrap. Light handling marks and slightly stained spinal panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 902Y7
- Título
- Providence Island: An Archeological Tale
- Autor
- Jacquetta Hawkes
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chatto & Windus
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1959
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Modern Fiction First Edition Dust Wrapper Providence Island First Edition
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
