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The Silk Road (Odyssey Guides)
by Bonavia, Judy Qi, Wu Lindesay, William
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG/ND
- ISBN 10
- 9622176933
- ISBN 13
- 9789622176935
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 6th.* Imp: 1st. Date of Publication: 2002* Publisher: Airhold International, Odyssey Guides.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Some slight shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly-used. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations or inscriptions to text, a few marks and cornered pages, no tanning or other visible faults. VG++* Illustrations: 93 illustrations and 15 maps.* Pages: 325 pp. text. xii pp. reading list, index & advetisements at rear.* Product Description:- The early trade in silk was carried on against incredible odds by great caravans of merchants and animals travelling over some of the most inhospitable territory on the face of the earth, including searing, waterless deserts and snowbound mountain passes. This * This is a NEAR FINE text copy with minor wear & faults to the cover.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5725
- Title
- The Silk Road (Odyssey Guides)
- Author
- Bonavia, Judy Qi, Wu Lindesay, William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sixth Edition, 1st. Imp..
- ISBN 10
- 9622176933
- ISBN 13
- 9789622176935
- Publisher
- Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong
- Place of Publication
- Hong Kong. 336
- Date Published
- 2002-04-01
- Size
- 20.5 x 17 x 2 cm
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About the Seller
Cocksparrow Books
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Salisbury, Wiltshire
About Cocksparrow Books
Cocksparrow Books have been selling high quality books for over thirty years, now solely on-line. We concentrate on non-fiction items and early edition fiction (including some soft-backs). Our book condition descriptions are fully detailed to give our customers the best information possible and we are always pleased to provide further information upon request.
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- Edges
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- Bumps
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....