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Nippur or Explorations and Adventures on the Euphrates: The Narrative of the University of Pennsylvannia Expedition to Babylonia in the Years 1888-1890
by John Punnett Peters
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- acceptible/no dust Jacket
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1897 two volume set as pictured. Ex-library with usual marks and stamps. Red cloth boards are faded, soiled and worn with fraying at upper and lower edges of spine. Cloth detaching inside front cover of volume 1. Corners bumped. Bindings are firm though volume 2 has several pages partially detached. Hinges are cracked. Gilt top edge of text block. Text appears clean and unmarked. Two maps in pocket at rear of volume 1. No dust jackets. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s (AR)
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Details
- Seller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 741
- Title
- Nippur or Explorations and Adventures on the Euphrates
- Author
- John Punnett Peters
- Format/Binding
- See book description
- Book Condition
- Used - acceptible
- Jacket Condition
- no dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G P Putnam's and Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Pages
- v1 375 v2 420
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Set, Middle East, Iraq, Archeology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology; Middle East History; Iraq; Sets;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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