China Vol.I : An Historic and Descriptive Account of China.It's Ancient and Modern History Etc: Second Edition
by Hugh Murray,John Crawfurd,Captain Thomas Lynn
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None Given
- Seller
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West Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada
Item Price
A$97.53A$48.78
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1836. Leather (Calf) bound with marbled boards and leather quartered corners.The titlein gilt on a black patch to the spine.Edges are marbled and show slight sunning.The boards show very light shelf wear at the edges.The binding although starting to crack very slightly will be good for another couple of hunderd years or so.. First Thus. 1/4 Back Leather Hard Cover. Very Good/None Given. Illus. by Maps and Thirty Six Engravings By Jackson. 4 1/4" By 6 3/4" Tall.
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- Bookseller
- Mulberry Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 900026
- Title
- China Vol.I : An Historic and Descriptive Account of China.It's Ancient and Modern History Etc: Second Edition
- Author
- Hugh Murray,John Crawfurd,Captain Thomas Lynn
- Illustrator
- Maps and Thirty Six Engravings By Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None Given
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1836
- Keywords
- Antiquarian Books/China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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About the Seller
Mulberry Books
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West Jeddore, Nova Scotia
About Mulberry Books
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- Marbled boards
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...