The Tarim Mummies Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West
by Mallory, J. P. ; Mair, Victor H
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- Hardcover
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- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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About This Item
London: Thames and Hudson, Ltd.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. Pictorial dust jacket with white and brown text to cover and spine; color photograph of mummies wearing fine silk clothing on front cover; some minor soiling and scuff marks. Brown cloth boards; front board blind stamped with publisher dolphin logo; gilt stamped lettering to spine; interior book clean; tight binding; numerous color and B&W photographs throughout. J. P. Mallory and Victor H. Mair are archaeologists; their studies focus on Indo-European languages and Sino-Indian and Sino-Iranian cultural relations, respectively. The Tarim Mummies is a comprehensive work combining much of the research and information collected on the extraordinarily well-preserved mummies of the Tarim burials in western China. ; B & W and Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 352 pp .
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- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023694
- Title
- The Tarim Mummies Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West
- Author
- Mallory, J. P. ; Mair, Victor H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Xinjiang Province, China, Mummies
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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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