China and Her People: Being the Observations, Reminiscences, and Conclusions of an American Diplomat. In Two Volumes
by Hon. Charles Denby, LL. D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Red cloth with gilt particulars and decoration to front cover board and spine. Top edge gilt, others deckle. Some liquid spotting to edges of cover boards. Minor fraying at corners of head and tail of spine. Black and white photography throughout collected by the author. Denby was the United States Minister to China for thirteen years. Volume 1: [xx] 256 pp. Volume 2: [viii] 276 pp. 5 x 7 1/4 inches
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5080
- Title
- China and Her People
- Author
- Hon. Charles Denby, LL. D
- Illustrator
- Charles Denby
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L. C. Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- March 1910
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- China
- Bookseller catalogs
- China - Fall/Winter 2019;
- Size
- 12mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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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...
- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...