The First Emperor Of China
by Guisso, R.W.L., and Pagani, Catherine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good+ DJ
- ISBN 10
- 1559720166
- ISBN 13
- 9781559720168
- Seller
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Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Birch Lane Press, 1989. Edition Not Specified. Very Good +/Very Good+ DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. With David Miller. In association with The National Film Board of Canada and The Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Xi'an Film Studio. Black cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and spine and gilt illustration on front cover. Very clean, tight binding, previous owner's stamp embossed on front free endpage. Dustjacket is clean, glossy, crisp, vibrant, in protective mylar cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NF39773
- Title
- The First Emperor Of China
- Author
- Guisso, R.W.L., and Pagani, Catherine
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ DJ
- Edition
- Edition Not Specified
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1559720166
- ISBN 13
- 9781559720168
- Publisher
- Birch Lane Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 216pp
- Size
- 8vo = over 9"
- Keywords
- First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- History-Ancient;
Terms of Sale
Heritage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives not as described or damaged.
About the Seller
Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2008
Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....