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Chiang Mai: A Portrait in Her 8th Century
by Promsao, Kannik, Maund, Lawrence
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 9748547132
- ISBN 13
- 9789748547138
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Chiang Mai, Thailand: Within Books, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Numkarng, Wisan; Ejajukanon, Ittipon; Vajrasthira, Suvin; Henley, David. Chiang Mai is an ancient city founded in the 12th Century by Phaya Mangrai, a ruler from Muang Hiran Ngoen Yang, as the capital of hte kingdom Lanna. In seven hundred years of change, the city has seen both a golden age as the capital of a powerful inland kingdom andravages of war. Behind the face of the modern city, traces of its long history can be found in very quarter. Green cloth with gilt titling to front and spine, decorated endpapers, richly illustrated with beautiful full colour photographs, 196 pages plus notes on photographs. Gift inscription to ffep. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear and is now protected with a Brodart cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, Oblong
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- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012846
- Title
- Chiang Mai: A Portrait in Her 8th Century
- Author
- Promsao, Kannik, Maund, Lawrence
- Illustrator
- Numkarng, Wisan; Ejajukanon, Ittipon; Vajrasthira, Suvin; Henley, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 9748547132
- ISBN 13
- 9789748547138
- Publisher
- Within Books
- Place of Publication
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- THAILAND, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art & Photography; Travel & Adventure;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
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