Society in China
by Douglas, Robert K. (by)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1901. Shaken front hinge, but safely intact, aged textblock, a few pages dog-eared, else clean and tight, dark blue endpapers. Character-soiled top edge. Light blue deocrative cloth binding, light folding to head of spine, minor bumping/wear to corners, clear mylar jacket; 446p.. First Edition. Embossed Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB9143
- Title
- Society in China
- Author
- Douglas, Robert K. (by)
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Chinese History, Chinese Travel and Description, Chinese Society, Chinese Culture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social Science;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
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