THE WONDER THAT WAS INDIA A Survey of the Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the Coming of the Muslims
by A. L. Basham
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Pomona, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grove Press, Inc.. 1959. First Edition Thus; Ninth Printing. Softcover. Good in wraps. Owner name inked on FEP. Creasing on spine and front and rear panel. Small open tear on spine heel. Light rubbing on front panel side edge. Shelfwear on spine. Foxing on text block edges and rear panel. ; Evergreen Encyclopedia Volume 1 E-145 .
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- Bookseller
- Rare Book Cellar (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 311775
- Title
- THE WONDER THAT WAS INDIA A Survey of the Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the Coming of the Muslims
- Author
- A. L. Basham
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; Ninth Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.