Portrait of a Chinese Lady and Certain of her Contemporaries
by Lady Hosie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. First hand accounts of contemporary Chinese life in rapidly changing times. Emphasis on the lives of women but with much of general interest. Presentable, tight and sound copy. Spine just a little sunned. No inscriptions. xv + 404 pages, plates. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Countries & Travel; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24218. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Steve Liddle (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24218
- Title
- Portrait of a Chinese Lady and Certain of her Contemporaries
- Author
- Lady Hosie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- BZDB28 China Chinese peking beijing women Countries & Travel; Portrait of a Chinese Lady and Certain of her Contemporaries Lady Hosie
- Bookseller catalogs
- Countries & Travel;
Terms of Sale
Steve Liddle
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
Steve Liddle
Biblio member since 2009
Bristol, Avon
About Steve Liddle
Full time bookseller since 1982. Bookshops in Bristol and Bath ( as Patterson & Liddle )1982- 2006. Member ABA ILAB PBFA. Regular exhibitor at major UK bookfairs.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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....