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Barcelona
by Hughes, Robert
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 1860466346
- ISBN 13
- 9781860466342
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London : The Harvill Press, 1999. First Edition by this Publisher. Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges have some faint foxing Card covers have some rubbing, some edge wear and some soft creases Barcelona is Robert Hughes's monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain. Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work filled with the attributes of Barcelona itself: proportion, humor, and seny -- the Catalan word for triumphant common sense. B & W photos and illustrations
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54416
- Title
- Barcelona
- Author
- Hughes, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition by this Publisher
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1860466346
- ISBN 13
- 9781860466342
- Publisher
- The Harvill Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 573
- Keywords
- European History Barcelona, Spain, Catalans, Europe, Catalonia
- X weight
- 900.000 kg
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
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Yungaburra, Queensland
About Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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