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The Man in the Ice; the Amazing inside Story of the 5000-year-old Body Found Trapped in a glacier in the Alps
by Spindler, Konrad
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1857991559
- ISBN 13
- 9781857991550
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), London, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: photographic & diagrammatic. the author, the leader of the international team of scientists investigating the perfectly preserved corpse that turned out to be that of a Neolithic under who died some 5300 years ago, reveals the results of their work in what is a mesmerising archaeological detective story. The closing of possessions also miraculously preserved, provide fascinating clues to the nature of daily life in the late Stone Age while the body itself proved to be a treasure trove of information. Size: Mid Sized Paperback ( 7¾" - 9¾" tall ). XIV, 306 pages, with bibliography, glossary of technical terms, index, several maps and line drawings as well as colour photographs.. The book is a secondhand book with reading creases to the spine, and darkening of the page edges, but is otherwise clean, and free of annotation.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic & diagrammatic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Sociology & Culture; Science & Technology. ISBN: 1857991559. ISBN/EAN: 9781857991550. Inventory No: 0242334. . 9781857991550
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0242334
- Title
- The Man in the Ice; the Amazing inside Story of the 5000-year-old Body Found Trapped in a glacier in the Alps
- Author
- Spindler, Konrad
- Illustrator
- photographic & diagrammatic
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1857991559
- ISBN 13
- 9781857991550
- Publisher
- Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- BZDB2 forensic archaeology neolithic Sociology & Culture; Science & Technology. photographic & diagrammatic Unbranded ISBN: 1857991559 EAN: 9781857991550 Spindler, Konrad The Man in the Ice; the Amazing inside Story of the 5000-year-old Body
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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