Kourion: The Search for a Lost Roman City
by Soren, David and James, Jamie
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385241410
- ISBN 13
- 9780385241410
- Seller
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About This Item
USA: Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1988. Hardback Second Printing. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Mylar jacket cover. Photographic illustrations. On the morning of July 21, A.D. 365, a colossal earthquake hit the eastern Mediterranean and destroyed much of the ancient world, hitting the ancient city of Kourion especially hard. It remained under tons of rubble for two millennium. "Kourion" chronicles Soren's and his team's excavations and reconstruction of this city. Binding of blue half cloth with gilt titled, brown boards, very clean, light wear to bottom edge of front panel. Top edge of page block has pale small spotting.The Interior is immaculate. The blind stamp on the back side is upside-down. Clean and bright jacket is not clipped. 223 pages with Bibliography and Index. 1988, Anchor Books/Doubleday, USA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018347
- Title
- Kourion: The Search for a Lost Roman City
- Author
- Soren, David and James, Jamie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0385241410
- ISBN 13
- 9780385241410
- Publisher
- Anchor Books/Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- KOURION-ANCIENT CITY; CYPRUS-ANTIQUITIES, ROMAN; ROMANS; EARTHQUAKES, CYPRUS-KOURION; EXCAVATIONS; ARCHAEOLOGY;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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