The Ruined Cities of Mashonaland being a Record of Excavation and Exploration in 1891
by J. Theodore BENT
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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horton, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longmans, Green, 1892 London: Longmans, Green and Co; First Edition edition 1892 hardback No Jacket. Original dark blue boards with gilt spine titling and gilt eagle image to front board. xi 376+ pages with b/w illiustrations, plates and folding maps, stains to boards with corners lightly bumped, has Royal Scottish Geographical Society label to fep with embossed stamps to title page, inner hinge badly cracked and some tan spots but still in good tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.
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- Bookseller
- D2D Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- abc3737
- Title
- The Ruined Cities of Mashonaland being a Record of Excavation and Exploration in 1891
- Author
- J. Theodore BENT
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- ANTIQUITY ARCHAEOLOGY HISTORY
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- Spine
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