London, England: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. . 8vo. 408 pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with navy decorative design, gilt lettering and gilt spine. Good with soiling along spine and board edges, marginal chipping along spine and toning along page sides. Black and white and color illustrations. Color frontis with protective vellum tissue paper. Deckled pages. Includes nameplate pasted along interior of front board and call number pasted along spine. Also includes loose call sheet as insert. First edition. Heavy volume, additional shipping fee may apply. Provenance: Ex-libris. Originally from the Oliver Collection of the Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Library. Library book plate, and other library markings present on spine and inside front cover.

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Bookseller: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18-6723
Title: Chats on Oriental China. Illustrated. [First edition].
Author: Blacker, J. F
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London, England: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908.
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