An Embassy to China: Being the Journal Kept by Lord Macartney
by Lord Macartney
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Folio Society, 2004. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 2004. No Edition Remarks. 314 pages. Pictorial slipcase. Pictorial paper covered boards with cloth spine. Colour illustrations by Jonathan Spence. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor marking to panels. Surfaces noticeably sunned.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1697127712LEE
- Title
- An Embassy to China: Being the Journal Kept by Lord Macartney
- Author
- Lord Macartney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Date Published
- 2004
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...