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Carpet of Silver : The Wreck of the Zuytdorp
by Playford, Phillip
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Perth: University Of Western Australia Press. 1996. 1st ed thus, octavo, stiff pictorial wraps, b&w text illus, maps, pp xii. 260. Near-fine condition. Scarce. The Zuytdorp was a great ship of the VOC - Dutch East India Company, which disappeared in 1712 off a remote part of the Western Australian coast, carrying a rich cargo of silver coins. The stories surrounding the discovery of the wreck and its treasures. Includes many photographs. 1st edition in paperback. Stiff Wraps.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102487
- Title
- Carpet of Silver : The Wreck of the Zuytdorp
- Author
- Playford, Phillip
- Format/Binding
- Stiff Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition in paperback
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- University Of Western Australia Press
- Place of Publication
- Perth
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Archaeology, Coins, Diving, Dutch, Dutch East Indies, History, Maritime, North-West Australia, Shark Bay, Ships, Shipwrecks, Silver, VOC, Western Australia
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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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...
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...