Chinese Characteristics.
by SMITH, ARTHUR H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
New York.: Fleming H. Revell Company.. Enlarged & Revised Edition.. c1894.. 20 full page photographic illustrations, including frontispiece with tissue-guard. 342pp & 4 pages adverts. Yellow cloth covered boards decorated in red lettered in red & black. Title smudged, covers soiled, spine split but holding firm, head & tail of spine frayed, light foxing throughout. Prior owner names and ex-library stamp on the front free endpaper but a much better copy than it sounds. 21 x 14.5cm Written by an American missionary in China the author of a number of popular books. This particular book reflects 19th century European attitudes as he attempts to explain the Chinese character and motivation as seen through his eyes. .
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Details
- Seller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 168056
- Title
- Chinese Characteristics.
- Author
- SMITH, ARTHUR H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Enlarged & Revised Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell Company.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- c1894.
- Keywords
- China, Missionary, Protestant, Tradition, zz_Gallery_Antiquarian, zz_Gallery_Out_of_Print_and_Secondhand_Books, zz_ListOn_eBay
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About the Seller
Asia Bookroom
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
About Asia Bookroom
Asia Bookroom is a large open shop specialising in books on Asia. We also have smaller sections on the Middle East and the Pacific. Our stock ranges from antiquarian books through to new books. We also carry ephemera relating to Asia including an interesting range of 19th and 20th Century ephemera published in East Asia in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...