Hardcover with dustjacket, 164 pages, good condition, residue from removed linen tape around bottom of dj spine; moderate rubbing and tears to dj; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.
Language: English
Published by Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1984
ISBN 10: 0393017893 ISBN 13: 9780393017892
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good.
Seller: Du Bois Book Center, Englewood, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+++. First British Edition. Illustrated. Text figures. Appendix. End Notes. References. Index. 217pp. Black cloth boards with silver title on spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. VG plus octavo hardcover in a near fine dj. Stated first edition. Tiny surface loss from sticker removal on first page No other names or markings to text. 217pp. Photos. F lands.
First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. H/B 217 pages condition is very good. This is an ex library book with the usual stamps.
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Language: English
Published by W W Norton, New York, 1984
ISBN 10: 0393017893 ISBN 13: 9780393017892
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. xviii, 163pp, illustrated with b/w photos, text-figures, appendix, index. Prev owner's book plate laid down by the upper edge of the front flyleaf. Cloth boards, gilt spine titles, in dust-jacket. Decoding the secrets of one of the most extensive, impressive, and extraordinary ruins in the world -- an architectural, archaelogical, and historical account. Size: 4to.
Published by Robert Hale Ltd
Seller: Chapter Two Books, Ammanford, United Kingdom
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Very Good. Photograph available on request.
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First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean & tight.
Published by . London, Robert Hale, [1985], First edition., 1985
Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 217 pp, illustrations from photos on plates, numerous plans, maps, extensive bibliography, index. original cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj, fine and clean. The author, who spent many years studying the cite in Southern Africa, provides a comprehensive architectural, archaeological and historical account that decoded the secrets of this ancient African city, describing the ruins, relics, the people of Zimbabwe and reviews the current theories. 'The narrative is structured like a detective story and studded with photographs' [Publishers Weekly]. A picture of this book is available on request.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition Signed
hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. signed by author. edge wear on the jacket. sporadic foxing. some usage markings and an ownership plate. inscribed and signed by author. sound binding. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.
Published by ROBERT HALE FIRST EDITION 1985, 1985
Seller: Badger Books, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
HB BLACK BOARDS FINE PP217 DW FINE 8V0 Enigmatic ruins in Zimbabwe.
Published by Robert Hale., London, 1985
Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom
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Add to basket8vo. 6.75 x 9.5 inches. 217 pp. Bound in original black cloth, gilt, in pictorial dust wrapper, which is slightly chipped at head of spine; otherwise a very good copy. illustrated by 12 pages of plates and by 29 text figures, including maps. First published in the US in 1984. The author uses architectural, archaeological and historical research to decode the function of the Great Zimbabwe ruins of Southern Africa. Analysing building techniques and Africa's cultural history, he concludes that the Great Zimbabwe was built as a ninth century camp for black slaves before they were shipped to the Middle East. Edward Wilfrid Nassau Mallows (1905-2003), architect, was born in England and emigrated to South Africa in 1939. He became Professor of Town and Regional Planning in the University of the Witwatersrand in 1964. ARCHITECTURE AFRICA ARCHAEOLOGY ARCHITECTURE AFRICA MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE.