The Silk Road
by Hedin, Sven; translated from the Swedish by Lyon, F.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-; pp 322; slight grayish blue spine with gilt text; first edition; no jacket; cloth exterior has slight wear; some fading to spine; light ex-library markings to spine; minor edge wear; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges show modest toning; deckled fore edge; ex-library slip adhered to front pastedown; slight tone toward edges to endpapers; other few ex-library markings inside; frontispiece; interior pages clean; illustrated; fold out map at rear
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #5. 1350178. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1350178
- Title
- The Silk Road
- Author
- Hedin, Sven; translated from the Swedish by Lyon, F.H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Gilt
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