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Ethnographie des peuples etrangers a la Chine Ouvrage Compose au XIII Siecle Notre Ere par Ma-Touan-Lin.: Orientaux.
by Ma-Touan-Lin (Translated by Le Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Deals with the eastern part of the Chinese Empire. Original printed wraps bound in quarter green cloth over marbled boards. Gilt title to spine. Rubbing to spine; fore edges worn. Notes to front pastedown. Small figural stamp to top left corner of front pastedown. Light foxing throughout. Occasional inked marginalia throughout. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; x,[522] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2950
- Title
- Ethnographie des peuples etrangers a la Chine Ouvrage Compose au XIII Siecle Notre Ere par Ma-Touan-Lin.
- Author
- Ma-Touan-Lin (Translated by Le Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ernest Leroux & Trubner & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Paris & London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- China - Fall/Winter 2019;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
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