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The Mandarin Way
by Cecilia Sun Yun Chiang
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0316139009
- ISBN 13
- 9780316139007
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Little, Brown, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Little, Brown and Company (Atlantic Monthly Press Book); Boston, 1974. Hardcover. Second Printing. A Good, tan cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, small soiled spot top front board edge, some discoloration/fading along board and spine edges, bit of wear to board corners, small rub mark bottom text block corner, bit of age toning to pages, trace scattered foxing/age spotting to text block edges, previous owner info in ink top front free endpaper else unmarked, in a Good Only, moderate handling/scuff marks to panels, edge/corner wear with several tears and chips along edges, large chip bottom front panel, discoloration/fading to spine, sunned flaps, large tear top front panel near spine, discoloration to verso front panel and spine, moisture stain bottom rear panel and verso, couple of discolored clear tape spots on verso front panel/spine, Dust wrapper. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 274pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1034378
- Title
- The Mandarin Way
- Author
- Cecilia Sun Yun Chiang
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0316139009
- ISBN 13
- 9780316139007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1974-01-01
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 25 oz
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
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- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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