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Jewelry of the Ancient World
by Rosenthal, Renate ; Retold for Young Readers By Richard L. Currier
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Houston, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Lerner Publications Company, Minneapolis, 1974. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 88 pages. Small format hardcover, bound in printed cloth covered boards and issued without a dustjacket. Previous owner's name is inscribed in ink on the half title page, the backside of which still retains the former owner's presentation bookplate. Otherwise a solild and tight binding, with slight shelfwear to the bottom edge and rubbing to the covers. Text in English, with illustrations almost all in black and white. A nice overview to the subject for young scholars..
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- Bookseller
- Exquisite Corpse, Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015990
- Title
- Jewelry of the Ancient World
- Author
- Rosenthal, Renate ; Retold for Young Readers By Richard L. Currier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Publisher
- Lerner Publications Company, Minneapolis
- Date Published
- 1974
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Arts; Art: Greek and Roman;
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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