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Dragon Sea : A True Tale of Treasure, Archeology, and Greed off the Coast of Vietnam
by Frank Pope
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151012075
- ISBN 13
- 9780151012077
- Seller
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Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, 2007. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This is a Very Solid & Square Treasure Hunting Hardback in Fine Condition with a Fine Jacket. c2007, First Edition, 1st Printing.. This book looks New and Unread! It is in wonderful condition both inside and out. The Blue & Cream cover is very bright & very clean. The pages are tight & bright & unmarked. No names. Very nice spine ends. The jacket, with price, is Very bright & clean with hardly any shelf wear. Very nice spine ends. Not a Remainder. Nice Photos. 341 Pages. All books are securely packaged and Promptly Mailed. #22543-524
Synopsis
When Oxford archeologist Mensun Bound—dubbed the “Indiana Jones of the Deep” by the Discovery Channel—teamed up with a financier to salvage a sunken trove of fifteenth-century porcelain, it seemed a dream enterprise. The stakes were high: The Hoi An wreck lay hundreds of feet down in a typhoon-prone stretch of water off the coast of Vietnam known as the Dragon Sea. Raising its contents required saturation diving, a crew of 160, and a fleet of boats. The costs were unprecedented. But the potential rewards were equally high: Bound would revolutionize thinking about Vietnamese ceramics, and his partner would make a fortune auctioning off the pieces. Hired as the project’s manager, Frank Pope watched the tumultuous drama of the Hoi An unfold. In Dragon Sea he delivers an engrossing tale of danger, adventure, and ambition—a fascinating object lesson in what happens when scholarship and money join forces to recover lost treasure.
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- Bookseller
- Glenn David Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022543
- Title
- Dragon Sea : A True Tale of Treasure, Archeology, and Greed off the Coast of Vietnam
- Author
- Frank Pope
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0151012075
- ISBN 13
- 9780151012077
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
Terms of Sale
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Glenn David Books
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Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
About Glenn David Books
GLENN DAVID BOOKSHistory, Military History, Religion, Spirituality, Railroad & 145 additional categoriesWe are a mom & pop operation for the past 11 years.Customers appreciate the great packaging of all our books as well as fast shipping.
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