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Tashanti Gold
by Edward S. Ayensu
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Accra, Ghanna: Ashanti Goldfields Ltd, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The African Legacy of the World's Most Precious Metal Ashanti Gold, Beautiful oversized book, 200 pages heavily illustrated with color photographs, comprehensive look at mining and the cultural importance of gold in Africa and in the world, rich in detail and history. Book is Fine, no prevoious owner bookplate or writing, tight and square with sharp corners, ultra clean red cloth with gilt titles to spine, gold endpapers and coated paper stock, quality publication. Jacket is Fine, very bright and clean, photo of golden helmet with ornamentation on front board. Jacket protcted in a new mylar sleeve. A very clean and most presentable edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000798
- Title
- Tashanti Gold
- Author
- Edward S. Ayensu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ashanti Goldfields Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Accra, Ghanna
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Gold, Africa Gold, Ashanti Gold
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
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