Syria: An Historical Appreciation
by Robin Fedden
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
London, UK : Readers Union / Robert Hale, 1955 Readers Union / Robert Hale, London, UK. 1955. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light sunfading to spine; splash stain on textblock fore edge. No DJ. Rust colored cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Maps as endpapers. 243 pp 8vo. This 1955 book gives a very detailed book about the history, culture, and life of the people in Syria and Lebanon. This book covers the Phoenicians, the Romans, Byzantium, the Crusades, the Turks, the French, and finally after WWII - freedom. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 016363
- Title
- Syria: An Historical Appreciation
- Author
- Robin Fedden
- Illustrator
- A. Costa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Readers Union / Robert Hale
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Syria, Lebanon, Syrian History, Roman Empire, The Crusades, Civil War, Phoenicians, Middle East, Christianity, Islam, French, World War I, World War II, Palmyra, Byzantine, Turkey,
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- Medieval Times;
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- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Gilt
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...