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 8". Reginald Piggott. A first Folio edition of this fascinating history of the Silk Road, in a lovely decorated silk binding, in the original slipcase. The first Folio edition of this work in a decorated silk binding, in the original pictorial slipcase. 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. In this beautiful book, profusely illustrated with colour illustrations, Frances Wood explores the history and tales of the Silk Road. In the publisher's original silk binding, in the original slipcase. Externally, silk and slipcase are both in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 852M18
- Title
- The Silk Road
- Author
- Frances Wood
- Illustrator
- Reginald Piggott
- 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 8"
- Keywords
- Fashion Silk Road History Silk Road
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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.
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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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...