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Nippur or Explorations and Adventures on the Euphrates: The Narrative of the University of Pennsylvania Expedition to Babylonia in the Years 1888-1890, Volume II: Second Campaign
by John Punnett Peters
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xii + 420pp. One volume of the 2-volume set. Rebound with title section of original spine laid onto maroon cloth and new end papers fitted. Front hinge cracked. Spine cocked. Edges browned. Top edge gilt, faded. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings. Corners bumped. Illustrated, with fold-outs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Archaeology; Sumer (Iraq); 19th century; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 43509. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Seller
- Dreadnought Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 43509
- Title
- Nippur or Explorations and Adventures on the Euphrates: The Narrative of the University of Pennsylvania Expedition to Babylonia in the Years 1888-1890, Volume II: Second Campaign
- Author
- John Punnett Peters
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- BZDB243 history, bio Archaeology; Sumer (Iraq); 19th century; Travel & Places. Unbranded John Punnett Peters Nippur or Explorations and Adventures on the Euphrates: The Narrative of the University of Pennsylvania Expedition to Babylonia in the Years
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- Archaeology; Travel & Places;
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About Dreadnought Books
Founded in 2010, Dreadnought Books is a second-hand and out of print book dealer specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- New
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cracked
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