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The Asian Series - Shogun, Tai-Pan and Gai-Jin
by Clavell, James
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0689105657
- ISBN 13
- 9780689105654
- Seller
-
Palm Desert, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Pub Co, 1975. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Three volumes forming the majority of the famed Asian Series by James Clavell. Each book is a first edition, first printing. Tai-Pan, the first book published (1966 by Athenium) is actually the second book in the series and is set in 1841. Near fine in a very good unclipped dust jacket. The rose tinted top edge of the text block is slightly faded, and the bottom edge of the text block is slightly soiled. The jacket flaps have creases from former folds, and the spine is lightly faded. Small chipping to the spine ends, and closed tears at the top of the front and rear panels near the spine. Shogun, the first book in the series, was published by Macmillan in 1975 and is set in the 1600's. It is near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Volume very square and tight. Light spotting to bottom of text block Three pieces of tape reinforcement to verso of jacket, not visible or other wise apparent from the outside of the jacket. Gai - Jin, the third book in the series, was published by Delacorte in 1993, and is set in 1862. It is near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket with a couple of lines of raised laminate, else near fine. A very nice set, scarce due to the Shogun TV series.
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- Bookseller
- James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8091
- Title
- The Asian Series - Shogun, Tai-Pan and Gai-Jin
- Author
- Clavell, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0689105657
- ISBN 13
- 9780689105654
- Publisher
- Macmillan Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2017
Palm Desert, California
About James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Specializing in Modern First Editions, including many signed copies
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- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fine
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