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The Silk Road (Odyssey Guides)
by Bonavia, Judy Qi, Wu Lindesay, William
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG/ND
- ISBN 10
- 9622176933
- ISBN 13
- 9789622176935
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 6th.* Imp: 1st. Date of Publication: 2002* Publisher: Airhold International, Odyssey Guides.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Some slight shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly-used. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations or inscriptions to text, a few marks and cornered pages, no tanning or other visible faults. VG++* Illustrations: 93 illustrations and 15 maps.* Pages: 325 pp. text. xii pp. reading list, index & advetisements at rear.* Product Description:- The early trade in silk was carried on against incredible odds by great caravans of merchants and animals travelling over some of the most inhospitable territory on the face of the earth, including searing, waterless deserts and snowbound mountain passes. This * This is a NEAR FINE text copy with minor wear & faults to the cover.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5725
- Title
- The Silk Road (Odyssey Guides)
- Author
- Bonavia, Judy Qi, Wu Lindesay, William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sixth Edition, 1st. Imp..
- ISBN 10
- 9622176933
- ISBN 13
- 9789622176935
- Publisher
- Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong
- Place of Publication
- Hong Kong. 336
- Date Published
- 2002-04-01
- Size
- 20.5 x 17 x 2 cm
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