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Things Chinese
by J. Dyer Ball
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Sampson Low, Marston, London, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. J. DYER BALL. Things Chinese, Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected With China, London: Sampson et al, 1892. Octavo, first edition, pp. 3, 419, viii (index), errata leaf, brick-colored cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front inside stamped frame, former owner's ID on flyleaf, bookseller ticket on front paste-down. Observations written in encyclopedia form by an old China hand, with travelogue-like observations on jinrickshas, cormorant fishing, lacquer ware etc. Cordier 103. Condition of this book: Very good with rubbing at extremities, touch of shelf paint on bottom front edge, minor staining and soiling to covers. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; China; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55282. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55282
- Title
- Things Chinese
- Author
- J. Dyer Ball
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Travel & Places; China; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Unbranded J. Dyer Ball Things Chinese
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
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