Crisp clean book with no bumps to boards and no names or writing. Pages and page edges very nice. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Author addresses the key geological events of the area such as glaciations and the impact of the recent ice age, the advance and retreat of the sea, the origin of the Nile, the effects of the drying up of the Mediterranean and the discovery of early man at Olduvai. Also dicusses important economic features including oil, minerals and water. 295 pages. Indexed. View More...
Book itself is clean and bright inside and out with no names or writing and no bumps to red boards. Very handsomely made. Jacket is likewise clean and is not price-clipped. Shows one small chip to upper front corner, a tiny bit of edgewear to top edge at back, a tiny scratch, also at back next to spine and a bit of light toning to top of endflaps. Jacket protected by mylar cover. Book measures 7-1/2"x9-3/4" and has 295 pages including index. The entire book is printed on quality coated paper and is beautifully illustrated throughout. 126 plates including his buildings and plans as well as por... View More...
ITEM # 5910 SEA FIGHTS IN THE EAST INDIES IN THE YEARS 1602 - 1639 INTRO BY BOIES PENROSE PUB 1931 BY HARVARD U . PRESS 295 PGS 5 3/4 X 8 HARD BACK A SERIES OF CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS OF THE MORE IMPORTANT SEA FIGHTS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN IN THE EARLY 1600'S BETWEEN THE ENGLISH NAVY AND MANY OTHER FORCES BOOK VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN AND BRIGHT , HINGES STRONG NO MARKS OR TEARS COVER FREE OF WEAR OR BUMPS NO D.J. [ MILITARY ] View More...
Beautiful book -- crisp, clean, unbumped blue boards and pristine pages with no names or writing. Dustjacket shows no tears or chips and is most handsome in brand new mylar. Only fault is minor wrinkle to upper back edge of DJ. The companion volume to the author's "Studies In Impressionism," but also stands alone. Offers a study of both Vincent Van Gough and his brother Theo, an art dealer, as well as insights on the sculpture od Degas, Seurat's method of working, Gauguin's relationship with the art dealer Ambroise Vollard, a study of Odilon Redon, plus Van Gogh's posthumous fate follo... View More...
