The Opium Monopoly
by La MOTTE, Ellen N
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1920. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good. Small octavo. 5 x 7.75 in. xvii, 84 pp. Good in original burgundy cloth boards that have a slight lean, rubbing along the hinges, and a few spots and rings on the covers. The interior has some foxing throughout, but otherwise remains crisp and bright. An American's take on the opium trade and trafficking in the "Far East" in the early 20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bagatelle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4251
- Title
- The Opium Monopoly
- Author
- La MOTTE, Ellen N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
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Asheville, North Carolina
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Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...