The Four Books, or the Chinese Classics in English, compiled from the Best Previous Works, Confucius & Mencius. Zhong-Xi sishu [Chinese Title
by Confucius & Mencius ?
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hong Kong: Printed by Man Yu Tong, 1898. Book measures 22x15.cm. [2],617pp. Bound in period or early half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, raised bands, gilt lines and title lettering. Leather rubbed, scuffed, with some wear loss on edges, hinge joints split, but boards still attached. Generally a good binding. Internally, pages clean throughout. A good clean copy. . Half Calf. Near Very Good. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013970
- Title
- The Four Books, or the Chinese Classics in English, compiled from the Best Previous Works, Confucius & Mencius. Zhong-Xi sishu [Chinese Title
- Author
- Confucius & Mencius ?
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Publisher
- Printed by Man Yu Tong
- Place of Publication
- Hong Kong
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- China. Chinese
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Philosophy;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...