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Doorways Through Time: The Romance of Archaeology
by Bertman, Stephen
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0874774187
- ISBN 13
- 9780874774184
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Los Angekes, California, USA: J P Tarcher, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket in VG Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Foreword by Stephen Bertman. Stephen Bertman takes the reader on a journey back in time with 26 adventures to the world's greatest archaeological discoveries and explores the challenges of reconstructing lives from the fragile remains of the past--to Troy, the great Walls of China, the Dead Sea, Pompeii, etc, with legendary characters--Helen of Troy, Pocahontas, Knig Tut, King Arthur, etc. Blue cloth gilt titled, very clean , unmarked. Pages 237-250 are wrinkled on the corner with a chip on the fore edge of some of those pages. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has slight spine head/heel wear. Foreword by Stephen Bertman. 265 pages. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. 1987, J. P. Tarcher, Los Angeles, CA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014386
- Title
- Doorways Through Time: The Romance of Archaeology
- Author
- Bertman, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0874774187
- ISBN 13
- 9780874774184
- Publisher
- J P Tarcher
- Place of Publication
- Los Angekes, California, USA
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- ARCHAEOLOGY; PREHISTORY; SUMER; MUMMIES; INDUS VALLEY; MINOTAUR; TROY; ETRUSCANS; MASADA; ROMAN EGYPT; KING ARTHUR; MAYANS; EASTER ISLAND; INCAS; JAMESTOWN;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology, Paleontology;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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