China: Travels and Investigations in the "Middle Kingdom" a Study of a Civilization and Possibilities with a Glance At Japan
by Wilson, James Harrison
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Appleton. Near Fine. 1888. Hardcover. 12mo hardcover, red buckram cloth, tight binding, pages clean, unmarked and unfoxed, covers have very light wear, spine lettering is quite legible, ornate covers with Chinese letters and designs. Folding map in color at front. Solid and handsome copy. Travels detailed in 376 pages. A survivor due to the strong buckram cloth covers. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mossback Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29117
- Title
- China: Travels and Investigations in the "Middle Kingdom" a Study of a Civilization and Possibilities with a Glance At Japan
- Author
- Wilson, James Harrison
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- Appleton
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- 19TH Century China; Travel In China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Mossback Books
books sent by Media mail @$4.25 first book $3 each book thereafter; average size Air mail @$8.25 within midwest-zone(west-coast zone-$10.50) first book. Heavy books quote for air mail. Books can be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason but with prior notice given to the seller. Foreign sales need to obtain a quote for postage.
About the Seller
Mossback Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
Sales through the internet and at book shows in the midwest.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...