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Syria: An Historical Appreciation
by Robin Fedden
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
London, UK : Readers Union / Robert Hale, 1955 Readers Union / Robert Hale, London, UK. 1955. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light sunfading to spine; splash stain on textblock fore edge. No DJ. Rust colored cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Maps as endpapers. 243 pp 8vo. This 1955 book gives a very detailed book about the history, culture, and life of the people in Syria and Lebanon. This book covers the Phoenicians, the Romans, Byzantium, the Crusades, the Turks, the French, and finally after WWII - freedom. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 016363
- Title
- Syria: An Historical Appreciation
- Author
- Robin Fedden
- Illustrator
- A. Costa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Readers Union / Robert Hale
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Syria, Lebanon, Syrian History, Roman Empire, The Crusades, Civil War, Phoenicians, Middle East, Christianity, Islam, French, World War I, World War II, Palmyra, Byzantine, Turkey,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medieval Times;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 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....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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