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- PublisherLondon : Hamish Hamilton
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 024102448X
- ISBN 13 9780241024485
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages353
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Plundered Past: United Kingdom Traffic in Art Treasures
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Spotting to end papers. Toning to page ends. DJ with some edge wear and creasing. Seller Inventory # 9999-9996256242
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The plundered past / Karl E. Meyer
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London : Hamish Hamilton, 1974
ISBN 10: 024102448X
ISBN 13: 9780241024485
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. Book Club Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxvi, 355 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes; "Parts of this book originally appeared in The New Yorker in somewhat different form" -- t.p. verso. Bibliography: p. 315-337. Subjects; Antiquities Collection and preservation Moral and ethical aspects. Classical antiquities thefts. Archaeological thefts. Art thefts History 20th century. Art industries and trade. Decorative arts. Art objects Collectors and collecting. Antiquities Thefts. Art objects. Cultural property Protection. Illegal trade in art objects, 1900-1972. Thefts. Art trade. Importation and exportation of works of art. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 240662
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The Plundered past: the Traffic in Art Treasures
Published by
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 024102448X
ISBN 13: 9780241024485
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Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Photographic (illustrator). First Edition. 850 g; XXVI, 356 pages, last page blank, includes bibliography, index, chapter notes, appendices, illustrated with 24 pages of black-and-white photography. Illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket has a 0.5 inch tear at the top right-hand corner of the rear panel, the top edge of the text block which is tinted a dark brown shows signs of splash marks, and there are general handling marks to the edge of the text block. While researching this topical and disturbing book, the author interviewed scores of archaeologists, curators, dealers and officials and travel to the countries most affected by art pirates, Turkey, Italy, Mexico and Guatemala. This long-awaited book, richly illustrated, describes an area of international conspiracy which directly concerns all lovers of art. -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Archaeology; Antiques; Art; True Crime; ISBN: 024102448X. ISBN/EAN: 9780241024485. Inventory No: 0216338. Seller Inventory # 0216338
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The Plundered past: the Traffic in Art Treasures
Published by
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 024102448X
ISBN 13: 9780241024485
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Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Photographic (illustrator). First Edition. 850 g; XXVI, 356 pages, last page blank, includes bibliography, index, chapter notes, appendices, illustrated with 24 pages of black-and-white photography. Illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed across the top edge, and the top edge of the text block is slightly dusty. The lower rear corner has been bumped. Otherwise a very clean and tidy book. While researching this topical and disturbing book, the author interviewed scores of archaeologists, curators, dealers and officials and travel to the countries most affected by art pirates, Turkey, Italy, Mexico and Guatemala. This long-awaited book, richly illustrated, describes an area of international conspiracy which directly concerns all lovers of art. -- front fold over blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Archaeology; Antiques; Art; True Crime; ISBN: 024102448X. ISBN/EAN: 9780241024485. Inventory No: 0219062. Seller Inventory # 0219062
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The plundered past / Karl E. Meyer
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London : Hamish Hamilton, 1974
ISBN 10: 024102448X
ISBN 13: 9780241024485
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
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Condition: UNSPECIFIED. Book Club Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxvi, 355 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes; "Parts of this book originally appeared in The New Yorker in somewhat different form" -- t.p. verso. Bibliography: p. 315-337. Subjects; Antiquities Collection and preservation Moral and ethical aspects. Classical antiquities thefts. Archaeological thefts. Art thefts History 20th century. Art industries and trade. Decorative arts. Art objects Collectors and collecting. Antiquities Thefts. Art objects. Cultural property Protection. Illegal trade in art objects, 1900-1972. Thefts. Art trade. Importation and exportation of works of art. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 240662
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