Island Of the Blessed

Island of the Blessed follows the footsteps of a Canadian-led international team of archaeologists as they penetrate the Sahara to unlock the secrets of Egypt's "everlasting oasis" -- Dakhleh. This fertile island in a sea of sand has been home to humans for almost half a million years. Archaeologists are using high-tech methods to decipher humankind's prehistory and have unearthed… Read more about this item

Doubleday Canada, 2003. 388 pp, 9 1/4" H. "(I)n the Western Desert, where decades might pass between rains, and showers often evaporate before they hit the ground, lies the 'other Egypt', where a story as old as the sands has lain for millennia. In this tiny island of green - with its shifting borders of deadly sand, verdant farms,… Read more about this item

Anchor Canada, 2004. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Doubleday Canada. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0385259697 . Tight crisp book, unmarked but for signature of the multi-talented Thurston title page; in crisp dust jacket with 3 cm repaired edgetear. ; 400 pages; Signed by Author .

Canada: Doubleday of Canada, 2003. 388pp. Light soil to outer edges otherwise pages are unmarked and firm in binding. DJ has edge/rub wear and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 16 x 23.6 x 3.2cm, wt850g. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Doubleday Canada,Limited, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 388. ""Canadians leading an archaeological dig in Egypt's western desert uncover 40,000 years of human history and examine the fragile balance between humankind and our environment.""

Doubleday Canada, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read… Read more about this item

Doubleday of Canada. New in New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover, illus.. 0385259697 . Book and DJ New. NO markings of ANY kind. New DJ not clipped ($25.95) ; 388 pages .

Doubleday Canada, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Doubleday, 2003. Hardcover. Good/good.

Double Day, 2003

Anchor Canada, 2004. Soft cover. Near Fine. pp.388 with index. clean tight copy with faint crease diagonally down front cover black line lower edge Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Doubleday of Canada. Used - Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Doubleday Canada. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.