Things Chinese or Notes Connected with China
by Ball, J. Dyer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1903 "Nearly forty years spent in China have given the author many opportunities of observing and studying the Chinese in almost every aspect of their life and character, and has largely availed himself of the se personal observations and experiences in the production of this book." From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the ffep. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 816 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, yellow topstain; a.e. well tanned, as are eps, some pp foxed. Cover: yellow, gilt/black artwork front, gilt titles spine; modest shelfwear, a few tiny tears head/tail, overall moderate soil.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035394
- Title
- Things Chinese or Notes Connected with China
- Author
- Ball, J. Dyer
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kelly & Walsh, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Hong Kong
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- China, anthropology, Culture
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Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.