Chin P ing Mei : the adventurous history of Hsi Men and his six wives / with an introduction by Arthur Waley
by Xiaoxiaosheng
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : John Lane, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good cloth copy in a poor dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxii, 852 p. ; 23 cm. Subject; Chinese fiction Translations into English.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 272739
- Title
- Chin P ing Mei : the adventurous history of Hsi Men and his six wives / with an introduction by Arthur Waley
- Author
- Xiaoxiaosheng
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : John Lane
- Date Published
- 1939
Terms of Sale
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MW Books Ltd.
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Galway
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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