Portals to the Past: A Story of Archaeology
by Shippen, Katherine B
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: The Viking Press, 1963. A working copy only, written for a younger audience; Retired library copy, usual stamps, stickers, and labels; card pocket remnant on fep, dust jacket flap cut-outs glued to rear free endpaper, else textblock clean and tight; Surface scuffed boards, moisture spot on front cover, bumped head and foot of spine. 255p., including including index.. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Mel Silverman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover.
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Details
- Seller
- Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- SB16500
- Title
- Portals to the Past: A Story of Archaeology
- Author
- Shippen, Katherine B
- Illustrator
- Mel Silverman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Archaeology, Science
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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