Pagans, Conquistadores, Heroes and Martyrs
by Armitage, Merle, Assisted by Ortega, Peter Ribera
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Academy Guild Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Inscribed by Author. Foreword by author, prelude by Margaret Phillips, bibliography and acknowledgements. Illustrated end pages, both different, the front end page showing indigenous illustration, and on the rear end pages showing a image of Jesus on the cross. Every second page is illustrated with a black and white drawing stop the text has been published on a yellow coloured stock. Beige coloured cloth covered boards with red coloured titles to the front panel and back strip; with, black illustration to the same areas. Blue coloured tint to the top text edge. Illustrated dustwrapper with dark red coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. 500 years of south-western American history, from pre-white colonisation to the coming of the Spanish and other people. This book is a Deluxe Edition, one of 1500, and has such a notation to the lower edge of the copyright page – a rubber stamp. Minor rubbing of the book edges with a little bumping of the book corners. The author has inscribed the book on the page following the half title page using a blue coloured marker, which has ghosted to the left hand page. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with fading along the front edge of the front panel and back strip. Foxing along the front and top edges of the front panel and sunning and insect tracks to the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [30], 99 – of text, the opposite page is an illustration, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Illustrated; United States; Inscribed by Author. Inventory No: 0290237. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290237
- Title
- Pagans, Conquistadores, Heroes and Martyrs
- Author
- Armitage, Merle, Assisted by Ortega, Peter Ribera
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Academy Guild Press
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BZDB2 History, South West America, illustrated, Deluxe Edition, Limited edition History; Illustrated; United States; Illustrated Inscribed by Author Unbranded Armitage, Merle, Assisted by Ortega, Peter Ribera Pagans, Conquistadores, Heroes and Martyrs
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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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