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Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization
by Graham Hancock
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517708116
- ISBN 13
- 9780517708118
- Seller
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Ridgeley, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Text is clean and unmarked in a bright, tight, and square binding. Previous owner's name is on the top outside corner of the half title page. A small red remainder mark is on the top of the text block. Color photos included. DJ has slight shelf wear but is without tears or chips. From the front DJ flap, "...Hancock traces a network of sacred sites around the globe on a spectacuar voyage of discovery that takes us from the pyramids and temples of ancient Egypt to the enigmatic statues of Easter Island, from the haunting ruins of pre-Columbian America to the splendors of Angkor Wat...It is an odyssey that leads to sunken monuments and hidden chambers...that forces us to rethink our entire conception of the origins of civilization."
Synopsis
Graham Hancock is the bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods, The Mars Mystery , and co-author of The Message of the Sphinx . Santha Faiia is a prize-winning photographer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grampy's Bookcase
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- bc2103783
- Title
- Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization
- Author
- Graham Hancock
- Format/Binding
- Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0517708116
- ISBN 13
- 9780517708118
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998-09-29
- Pages
- 336
- Keywords
- Ancient History - Alternate Theories
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Grampy's Bookcase
Biblio member since 2018
Ridgeley, West Virginia
About Grampy's Bookcase
A private collector with over three thousand quality used books. Many books are quite old and cover many topics, particularly history and related social sciences. Included is a large collection of early and mid 20th century books on the history of the labor movement and socialist party in the United States. After a lifetime of collecting, looking for good homes for these prized editions.
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