The Plundered past: the Traffic in Art Treasures
by Meyer, Karl
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 024102448X
- ISBN 13
- 9780241024485
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 850 g; XXVI, 356 pages, last page blank, includes bibliography, index, chapter notes, appendices, illustrated with 24 pages of black-and-white photography. Illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed across the top edge, and the top edge of the text block is slightly dusty. The lower rear corner has been bumped. Otherwise a very clean and tidy book. While researching this topical and disturbing book, the author interviewed scores of archaeologists, curators, dealers and officials and travel to the countries most affected by art pirates, Turkey, Italy, Mexico and Guatemala. This long-awaited book, richly illustrated, describes an area of international conspiracy which directly concerns all lovers of art. -- front fold over blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Archaeology; Antiques; Art; True Crime; ISBN: 024102448X. ISBN/EAN: 9780241024485. Inventory No: 0219062. . 9780241024485
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0219062
- Title
- The Plundered past: the Traffic in Art Treasures
- Author
- Meyer, Karl
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 024102448X
- ISBN 13
- 9780241024485
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BZDB2 arts, museums, smuggled, illicit traffic, Antiquities Archaeology; Antiques; Art; True Crime; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 024102448X EAN: 9780241024485 Meyer, Karl The Plundered past: the Traffic in Art Treasures
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; True Crime; Archaeology; Antiques;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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