An Account of Palmyra and Zenobia with Travels and Adventures in Bashan and the Desert
by Dr William Wright
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1895. xviii, 394, eighty illustrations, 32 full-page engravings. Publisher's turquoise cloth over bevelled boards, gilt titles to spine and decorative panel to front, chalked eps, t.e.g. An illustrated account of the author's journeys to the ruined cities of Syria. Edges rubbed, top and tail of spine bruised, a sound copy nevertheless.. Presumed 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Interquarian (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004621
- Title
- An Account of Palmyra and Zenobia with Travels and Adventures in Bashan and the Desert
- Author
- Dr William Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Presumed 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Archaeology, Syria, Palmyra, Roman Desert Cities, Antiquities,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East; Archaeology; Architecture;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Interquarian
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Interquarian
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.