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The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean [Signed]
by NORWICH, John Julius
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 2006. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (24cm). Brown paper over boards, in pictorial dust jacket; xviii,667pp; color plates. Author's signature to title page. Bookplate of James G. Mead. Straight and sound, though pushed at head and tail: Very Good or better. Jacket lightly rubbed at edges, else Very Good or better.
Synopsis
Viscount Norwich is the first to admit that he is not a trained historian, yet he has made groundbreaking contributions to understanding and scholarship in all his books, especially his studies of the history of Sicily, Venice and Constantinople.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57820
- Title
- The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean [Signed]
- Author
- NORWICH, John Julius
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2006
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- G
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- Jacket
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