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Changing China
by F. W. James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
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A$42.56A$31.91
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About This Item
Changing China by F. W. James, foreword by W. E. Vine, M.A.
Hardback, 1946, first edition, illustrated, published by John Ritchie Ltd, Kilmarnock, 183 pages. Author signature with Chinese characters to half-title page.
Measures around 8 5/8" by 5 3/4" by 5/8". No dust jacket. Sky blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Marking, sunning and scuffing to binding. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Binding firm. Page edges quite clean, a little scuffed and some marking to upper edges. Small crack/tear to inner rear hinge. The odd mark to page surfaces but generally very clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.
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- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-288
- Title
- Changing China
- Author
- F. W. James
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Ritchie Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Kilmarnock
- Date Published
- 1946
- Pages
- 183
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- China, Missionary, Kiangsi, Christian, Belief
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About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
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Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
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- Cloth
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- Hinge
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marginalia
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- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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