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THE ANCIENT SUN KINGDOMS OF THE AMERICAS
by Von Hagen, Victor W., Illustrated by Alberto Beltran
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-Fine/Good-Very Good
- Seller
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COSTA MESA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The World Publishing Company,, 1961. Moderate amount of rubbing to the dj. Shelf wear to the bottom of the book and slight chipping to the bottom of the book. 620 pages. Moderate wear to the edges and corners. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Name embossed on ffep and title page. In mylar protective cover. . First Edition. Hard Cover Quarter Cloth. Very Good-Fine/Good-Very Good. Illus. by Alberto Beltran . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Trade Book Not Price Clipped.
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- Bookseller
- HERB RIESSEN-RARE BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2995
- Title
- THE ANCIENT SUN KINGDOMS OF THE AMERICAS
- Author
- Von Hagen, Victor W., Illustrated by Alberto Beltran
- Illustrator
- Alberto Beltran
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good-Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- ALBERTO BELTRAN ARCHAEOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY
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About the Seller
HERB RIESSEN-RARE BOOKS
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COSTA MESA, California
About HERB RIESSEN-RARE BOOKS
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
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