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The Lost City of the Incas, The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders
by Bingham, Hiram
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Phoenix House Limited, London, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. List of illustrations, map of Inca Ruins, acknowledgements preface by author, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated black-and-white photography, 14 pages, between pages 64 and 65. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. The finding of the lost city of the Incas – Machu Picchu, by the author in 1911-12; and of the early excavation of same. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with bumping and rubbing of the book corners. A little rubbing of the other book edges and panels with sunning and almost complete fading of the gilding of the titles on the back strip. Age toning of the text block edges and pages and there are a few foxing spots to the text block edges. Offset tanning to the end pages. Slipped loosely into the book is the front panel fold over and a little of the rear fold over. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (4), 5 - 224 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Archaeology; Peru; 1900-1920; History. Inventory No: 0287984. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287984
- Title
- The Lost City of the Incas, The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders
- Author
- Bingham, Hiram
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Phoenix House Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- BZDB2 machu Picchu, Peru, archaeology, Hiram Bingham – early 20th century archaeologist Archaeology; Peru; 1900-1920; History. Photographic Unbranded Bingham, Hiram The Lost City of the Incas, The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology;
Terms of Sale
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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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