2011, ISBN: 9780345485779

Gebundene Ausgabe

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original rown boards, rust cloth spine with black lettering. Book is in … Mehr…

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original rown boards, rust cloth spine with black lettering. Book is in FINE condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, tight binding. Original dust jacket is present in fine condition. Book measures 215mm tall x 14cm and has 190 pages. Fiction. Climbing adventure & mystery for young people. Jimmy Dalton, 15, joins expedition searching for treasures on Senta Devi, highest unclimbed peak in the world. Mystery, danger, adventure., Dodd, Mead & Company, 1981, 5, Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Hodder & Stoughton, 2006, 2.5, London.: British Museum Press.. 2011.. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 96pp, bibliography and further reading, very good paperback copy with French flaps. "These beautiful furniture inlays, carved in the 1st century AD, were discovered in the 1930s by French archaeologists in the ancient city of Begram, north of Kabul. In two strong-rooms hidden at the heart of a palace in the Kushan summer capital of Kapisi lay a wealth of luxury goods: bronzes and glassware from Roman Egypt, lacquered bowls from China and over a thousand ivory and bone inlays that were originally attached to wooden furniture. This spectacular collection of objects probably represents the hoarded treasure of the Kushan rulers and they are some of the most important antiquities ever discovered in Afghanistan. The ivories feature an array of motifs, styles and themes: young women with elaborate jewellery and hairstyles are seen dancing or simply lounging sensuously in their private quarters; around them, mythical beasts, wildlife and foliage are rendered in exquisite detail. The ivories are Indian, but controversy over their exact origin and date continues, and the fragile nature of ivory means that very few pieces like these have been found to provide close comparison.Feared lost for many years after the outbreak of war in Afghanistan in 1979, these ivories have at last been recovered and, restored to their former glory, will be returning to Kabul." Publisher's description. ., British Museum Press., 2011., 0, New York: Ballantine Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. Black boards with gold lettering on a black spine. Full number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 473 pages. Cotton Malone, No. 3. In 323 B.C.E, having conquered Persia, Alexander the Great set his sights on Arabia, then suddenly succumbed to a strange fever. Locating his final resting place–unknown to this day–remains a tantalizing goal for both archaeologists and treasure hunters. Now the quest for this coveted prize is about to heat up. And Cotton Malone–former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer–will be drawn into an intense geopolitical chess game. After narrowly escaping incineration in a devastating fire that consumes a Danish museum, Cotton learns from his friend, the beguiling adventurer Cassiopeia Vitt, that the blaze was neither an accident nor an isolated incident. As part of campaign of arson intended to mask a far more diabolical design, buildings across Europe are being devoured by infernos of unnatural strength. And from the ashes of the U.S.S.R., a new nation has arisen: Former Soviet republics have consolidated into the Central Asian Federation. At its helm is Supreme Minister Irina Zovastina, a cunning despot with a talent for politics, a taste for blood sport, and the single-minded desire to surpass Alexander the Great as history’s ultimate conqueror. Backed by a secret cabal of powerbrokers, the Federation has amassed a harrowing arsenal of biological weapons. Equipped with the hellish power to decimate other nations at will, only one thing keeps Zovastina from setting in motion her death march of domination: a miraculous healing serum, kept secret by an ancient puzzle and buried with the mummified remains of Alexander the Great–in a tomb lost to the ages for more than 1,500 years. Together, Cotton and Cassiopeia must outrun and outthink the forces allied against them. Their perilous quest will take them to the shores of Denmark, deep into the venerated monuments of Venice, and finally high inside the desolate Pamir mountains of Central Asia to unravel a riddle whose solution could destroy or save millions of people–depending on who finds the lost tomb first. ., Ballantine Books, 2007, 5<

2007, ISBN: 9780345485779

New York: Ballantine Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. Black boards with gold lettering on a black spine. Full numb… Mehr…

New York: Ballantine Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. Black boards with gold lettering on a black spine. Full number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 473 pages. Cotton Malone, No. 3. In 323 B.C.E, having conquered Persia, Alexander the Great set his sights on Arabia, then suddenly succumbed to a strange fever. Locating his final resting place–unknown to this day–remains a tantalizing goal for both archaeologists and treasure hunters. Now the quest for this coveted prize is about to heat up. And Cotton Malone–former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer–will be drawn into an intense geopolitical chess game. After narrowly escaping incineration in a devastating fire that consumes a Danish museum, Cotton learns from his friend, the beguiling adventurer Cassiopeia Vitt, that the blaze was neither an accident nor an isolated incident. As part of campaign of arson intended to mask a far more diabolical design, buildings across Europe are being devoured by infernos of unnatural strength. And from the ashes of the U.S.S.R., a new nation has arisen: Former Soviet republics have consolidated into the Central Asian Federation. At its helm is Supreme Minister Irina Zovastina, a cunning despot with a talent for politics, a taste for blood sport, and the single-minded desire to surpass Alexander the Great as history’s ultimate conqueror. Backed by a secret cabal of powerbrokers, the Federation has amassed a harrowing arsenal of biological weapons. Equipped with the hellish power to decimate other nations at will, only one thing keeps Zovastina from setting in motion her death march of domination: a miraculous healing serum, kept secret by an ancient puzzle and buried with the mummified remains of Alexander the Great–in a tomb lost to the ages for more than 1,500 years. Together, Cotton and Cassiopeia must outrun and outthink the forces allied against them. Their perilous quest will take them to the shores of Denmark, deep into the venerated monuments of Venice, and finally high inside the desolate Pamir mountains of Central Asia to unravel a riddle whose solution could destroy or save millions of people–depending on who finds the lost tomb first. ., Ballantine Books, 2007, 5<

ISBN: 9780345485779

Ballantine Books. Used - Very Good. . . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering yo… Mehr…

Ballantine Books. Used - Very Good. . . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business., Ballantine Books, 3<

2007, ISBN: 9780345485779

Hard cover, Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 473 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Maps. Audience: General/trade., Very good in very good dust jacket., New Yor… Mehr…

Hard cover, Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 473 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Maps. Audience: General/trade., Very good in very good dust jacket., New York, NY, [PU: Ballantine Books]<