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Historical Dictionary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco)
by Spaulding, Seth;Lin, Lin
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0810832887
- ISBN 13
- 9780810832886
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, grey cloth covered boards with gilt titles and spine titles on black panel. 500 pp. plus note on authors. An extensive record of the formation, development, management, and missions of one of the most important international aid organizations of the United Nations. A very tight, clean volume with very fresh cloth, sparkling gilt and clean, bright, white pages. Neat underlining to parts of 18 pp., else fine. Generally a very fine as new volume with the exception of a handful of underlines. Near Fine. Without dust jacket as issued..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08419
- Title
- Historical Dictionary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco)
- Author
- Spaulding, Seth;Lin, Lin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810832887
- ISBN 13
- 9780810832886
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Lanham, MD
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CULTURAL, UNESCO, LIN, SPAULDING, DICTIONARY, REFERENCE, HISTORY, TRANSACTIONS, INTERNATIONAL, DIPLOMACY, AID, FOREIGN, LITERACY, CHRONOLOGY, AGENCY, THIRD WORLD, ORGANIZATION, LEGISLATION, PROJECTS, PHYSICAL, GRANT,
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Brillig Books
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About Brillig Books
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