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Gold, An Illustrated History, First Edition

$39
£29.75
€33.87
CA$54.81
A$59.77
CHF 31.66
MX$716.61
NOK 403.27
SEK 368.76
DKK 253.07

About the Item

Gold, An Illustrated History by Vincent Buranelli. Maplewood: Hammond Incorporated, 1979. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 221 pp. A book on the history and the love of gold. Illustrated are the masterworks of the Egyptians, Thracians, and Roman and Greek treasures along with masterpieces from the Renaissance. Described are the smugglers, grave robbers, sunken treasures and money market managers and all who search for gold. It also has a section on the fascination of gold in literature with works from Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe. NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
  • Creator:
    Vincent Buranelli (Author)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1979
  • Condition:
    owner s note, library label and stamp.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU260518963633

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