In the Land of the Laughing Buddha: The Adventures of an American Barbarian in China
by Close, Upton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Impression.. 359 pages, 8vo. No DJ. Second Impression. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering along spine and front cover. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and cover boards, front spine hinge is lightly cracked, previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover and stamp embossed on last page, light tanning. Volume is in Very Good-minus condition..
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- Bookseller
- Russian Hill Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53419
- Title
- In the Land of the Laughing Buddha: The Adventures of an American Barbarian in China
- Author
- Close, Upton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Impression.
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- CLOSE
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Russian Hill Bookstore
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About Russian Hill Bookstore
Russian Hill Bookstore, established in 1974, is one of the last family-owned used and new bookstores in San Francisco. We began as Sunset Bookstore in 1974, a small used bookshop servicing the Sunset District west of 19th Avenue, and have been in continual operation for the past 43 years. Over the years Sunset Bookstore has since closed and merged with Russian Hill Bookstore, which has grown to become also the best note card shop in the city, and a favorite place for toys and games for children of all ages.
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- 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....
- G
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Cracked
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