The Chinese Siamese Cat.
by TAN, Amy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, , 1994. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author 'For Marilee - miao!' with an original ink illustration of a cat, also signed by the illustrator on title page. Quarto. Original blue cloth, with dust jacket. Illustrated by Gretchen Schields. A fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143395
- Title
- The Chinese Siamese Cat.
- Author
- TAN, Amy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Macmillan Publishing Company,
- Date Published
- 1994
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- 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...
- Inscribed
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...