A LEAF IN THE STORM A Novel of War-Swept China
by Yutang, Lin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Fair+
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The John Day Company, 1941. 368 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's signature on the ffep. Deckle edges, lightly darkened, dyed with red publisher's stain on the top. Black hardcovers with red and gilt titles. Lightly scuffed on the boards. Lightly worn around the edges. Beige dustjacket in fair condition with black titles. Darkened and worn around the edges with chips and tears. A puncture hole on the back of the jacket. 1ST EDITION. PC. VG-/FAIR+. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Fair+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 223642
- Title
- A LEAF IN THE STORM A Novel of War-Swept China
- Author
- Yutang, Lin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The John Day Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
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Ottawa, Ontario
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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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...