Hong Kong
by Thorbecke, Ellen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, 1938. Book. Illus. by 15 color sketches by Friedrich Schiff, photos by author, 2 maps . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original pictorial binding with sailors flag signaling on a ship, only a hint of edgewear, title in white on the spine. Hinges perfect. No prior owner marks or signatures. Inside, as new. The dust jacket has lots of edge wear but only one small tear along the top edge, and one at the hinge at the bottom of the spine. A celebration of the colony just before the start of World War Two. SCARCE, especially with the dust jacket. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079170
- Title
- Hong Kong
- Author
- Thorbecke, Ellen
- Illustrator
- 15 color sketches by Friedrich Schiff, photos by author, 2 maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Kelly & Walsh
- Place of Publication
- Shanghai
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Hong Kong, China , Asia, British Empire
- Bookseller catalogs
- China; Asia;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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