Problems of the Far East; Japan, Korea, China
by Curzon, George N
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pacifica, California, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Longmans, Green & Co., , 1894. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. London, 1894. Stated third edition. With a frontis. photo portrait of the King of Korea. Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., London. 9 x 5.75 inches. Dark navy blue buckram binding. To the front board a bright gilt-stamped Chinese symbol, and with fairly crisp gilt-stamped lettering to the spine. Moderately bumped spine head and tail, and with gently bumped corners. Very small library call label at the base of the spine. Else a clean and fairly appealing binding. The text block is firmly bound in although it is cracked at p. 241. The book is slightly cocked. Attractively deckled page edges. With xx and 441 numbered pages, plus several pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. With 20 full-page B&W photo illustrations on semi-glossy stock, most with tissue guards. Also with text illustrations here and there. With a color fold-out map of China and Japan at the rear; a large crease but no tearing. Ex-library but the only such indications are a slip-card holder to the rear pastedown and the small spine label, else free of any library markings. The interior is quite clean. Faint age toning to the pages; no stains or underlining or age in evidence. Rated a Good Plus copy. Scarce in any condition. 3 lbs. weight. Published during the Meiji Restoration Era. George Nathaniel Curzon was a member of the Peerage, a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and a British Conservative statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905. During the First World War, Curzon was Leader of the House of Lords and from December 1916 served in the small War Cabinet of Prime Minister David Lloyd George and in the War Policy Committee. He went on to serve as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Foreign Office from 1919 to 1924. In his professional capacity he traveled and wrote extensively.
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Details
- Seller
- Marc Sena Carrel (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 008053
- Title
- Problems of the Far East; Japan, Korea, China
- Author
- Curzon, George N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co.,
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Asian history The Far East
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Marc Sena Carrel
Biblio member since 2022
Pacifica, California
About Marc Sena Carrel
I deal principally in rare and fine books. I also sell antique prints, including Japanese ukiyo-e. I have eclectic and wide-ranging interests and my collection generally emphasizes art titles. Areas of book specialization include: Art, Architecture, Design, Antiques, Antiquities, Small Press/Fine Press. As for prints, I am chiefly interested in ukiyo-e, ornithologicals, iconography and churches. I have a small but choice selection of books and prints available for the discriminating collector/buyer. My goal is to establish and maintain a stock in trade of a few thousand fine books and a few hundred noteworthy prints.
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...