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VILLAGE AND TOWN LIFE IN CHINA
by Leong, Y.K. & Tao, L.K. (Hobhouse preface) 02c
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin. (1915). 1st edition.. Hardcover. NEAR FINE book, no DJ. 1/8" spine end tears & name dated 1918. Gilt lettered green cloth. Top edge tinted light gray green. . Flawless book but for spine end tears & name. No aging, foxing, marginalia, etc. Tight. Both hinges sound. All 3 text block edges clean. Book stays closed when stood on its spine. Read with care, if at all. .
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- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002049
- Title
- VILLAGE AND TOWN LIFE IN CHINA
- Author
- Leong, Y.K. & Tao, L.K. (Hobhouse preface) 02c
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1915)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NEAR FINE book, no DJ. 1/8" spine end tears & name dated 1918. Gilt, lettered green cloth. Top edge tinted light gray green.
- Bookseller catalogs
- science;
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Marginalia
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- Text Block
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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...
- Fine
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