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Etruscan Culture - Land and Culture: Archeological Research and Studies Conducted in San Giovenale and its Environs
by Axel Boethius et al
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/See Description
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
1962 hardcover in slip case as pictured. A comprehensive history of Etruscan culture as of 1962 based partially on research done by the Swedish Institute and dedicated to King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. This is a beautifully made volume in nice condition. Binding is firm. White cloth boards with red and gold stamping are lightly age tanned at edges and show minimal shelf wear. Head and tail bands, gilt top. Pictorial endpapers are unmarked. Printed on 130 gram Swedish gravure paper, the text appears clean and unmarked. A few pages are mottled. Includes 45 color plates, 474 b&w photographs, 46 drawings and 22 maps, several of which are fold outs, along with an extensive bibliography. Dust jacket is rubbed and scuffed with small tears and mottling at edges. Slip case is soiled, scuffed and age tanned. Price includes extra mailing charges due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s LArch
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- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2946
- Title
- Etruscan Culture - Land and Culture
- Author
- Axel Boethius et al
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- See Description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Assumed First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press/Allhem Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York/Malmo
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 478
- Size
- 8.5 x 11.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Italian History, Rome, Etruscan History, Italy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Roman Empire; Italian History; Italy;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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- Cloth
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- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gravure
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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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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