The find of a lifetime : Sir Arthur Evans and the discovery of Knossos
by Horwitz, Sylvia L
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0670135755
- ISBN 13
- 9780670135752
- Seller
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About This Item
New York : Viking Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 278 pages; Description: xii, 278 p. , [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 267-270. Subjects: Evans, Arthur, Sir, 1851-1941. Excavations (Archaeology) --Greece --Crete. Knossos (Extinct city)
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169145
- Title
- The find of a lifetime : Sir Arthur Evans and the discovery of Knossos
- Author
- Horwitz, Sylvia L
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670135755
- ISBN 13
- 9780670135752
- Publisher
- New York : Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
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