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Karakuram Hunza: The Land of Just Enough
by Hamid, S. Shahid
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Karachi PK, Ma'aref Limited, 1979, trade paperback, xiv-175 pp, First Edition stated, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, covers and edges slightly soiled, Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge and corner nicks in new, Brodart sleeve. A travelogue of the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan including a graphic description of the traditions, social attitudes, moral values, and rich cultural heritage of the inhabitants. Illustrated with 22 pages of photographs and drawings in color and black-&-white. Eight pertinent appendices including a fold-out genealogical chart and Bibliography. Mapped endpapers.
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- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9895
- Title
- Karakuram Hunza: The Land of Just Enough
- Author
- Hamid, S. Shahid
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition stated
- Binding
- Paperback
- Keywords
- Geography, History; Hunza (India : District)
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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