Four Faces of Siva: The Detective Story of a Vanished Race
by Casey, Robert J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1929. Study of Khmer temples (Angkor Vat and Angkor Thom in particular) and then-present-day Cambodia, with some Khmer mythology & magic; the author laments the decline of the Khmers. First trade edition, preceeded by a signed, limited edition. Hardcover, quarter black cloth over yellow-orange cloth-covered boards, gilt titling, black silhouette decoration. Light wear, corners lightly rubbed; hinges tender; small erased spot on free endsheet; jacket price-clipped, edgeworn, with some short closed tears, creases, small chips. Text clean; [4], 373 pages; 44 b/w photos as called for; diagrams, map endsheets.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 6½" by 9½".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- u4004
- Title
- Four Faces of Siva: The Detective Story of a Vanished Race
- Author
- Casey, Robert J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill Co.
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Travel, Adventure, Exploration, Indochina, Cambodia, Angkor Wat
- Size
- 6½" by 9½"
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...