THE UIGHUR EMPIRE According to the T'ang Dynastic Histories: A Study in Sino-Uighur Relations 744-840
by Mackerras, Colin (Editor and Translator)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0872492796
- ISBN 13
- 9780872492790
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1973. Hardcover. Fine. Limited to 999 copies (this copy is unnumbered). A translation with introduction and notes of those sections of the chuan on the Uighurs in the Chiu T'ang-shu and Hsin T'ang-shu referring to the period 744 to 840. Octavo: 226 p. with 6 maps. Original decorative buckram boards over a black buckram spine, with gilt and red stamping. A fine copy, housed in the publisher's slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76454
- Title
- THE UIGHUR EMPIRE According to the T'ang Dynastic Histories: A Study in Sino-Uighur Relations 744-840
- Author
- Mackerras, Colin (Editor and Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0872492796
- ISBN 13
- 9780872492790
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- Columbia
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Asia, China, T'ang Dynasty, Uighurs, Chinese History
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- 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...
- Spine
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
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