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The Nile
by Collins, Robert O
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0300097646
- ISBN 13
- 9780300097641
- Seller
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About This Item
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Quarto in Fine Condition with a Very Good Illustrated Dust Jacket. Tan cloth over spine with silver titles, black paper-wrapped boards, tight, solid and square sewn binding. Internals as new. 8 color plates, 9 maps, b/w photos throughout. A study of Africa's longest river, flowing more than 4000 miles through 9 countries, with its long history--even the pharaohs wrote about it, used it, studied it. An exploration of the lands and people of the Nile Basin, the age-old effort to control its waters, and the political battles over time over its ownership. 260 pages with Noters and Index. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. 2002, Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025175
- Title
- The Nile
- Author
- Collins, Robert O
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300097646
- ISBN 13
- 9780300097641
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven and London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- EGYPT NILE RIVER VALLEY SUDAN ETHIOPIA BLUE NUBIAN ASWAN DAM NASSAR, ABDEL JONGLEI CANAL WHITE AFRICA
- X weight
- 0 oz
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