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The Silk Road
by Frances Wood
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : The Folio Society, 2002. First edition. Cloth. Fine. 10.5" by 7.5". Various. A lovely first Folio edition of this work that explore the history of the Silk Road, with colour illustrations. A first Folio edition of this work explore the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political and religious interactions between the East and West. Within this beautiful book Frances Wood explores the history and tales of the Silk Road. Illustrated throughout the text with colour illustrations. In the original slipcase. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with some light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original slipcase which is also excellent. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 838B10
- Title
- The Silk Road
- Author
- Frances Wood
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 10.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- The Silk Road Asia history trade Asia
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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