Glimpses Of Japan and Formosa
by Franck, Harry A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/None
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T.Fisher Unwin, Ltd., 1924. With some Kodak snapshots by the author. Cover: navy blue cloth on boards with gilt titles; dusting of light soiling and rubbing. Spine: small sunning patch to head & foot; thin bumping. Edges: light age browning & foxing. Small booksellers sticker to fep foot. Frontis: b/w of a pilgrim of Koya san with full equipment of staff, bell, begging- bowl , pilgrim's specified pack, and all the rest. Faint and few only foxing to a few pages mostly to the margins. B/w illustrations. Binding is VG. 235p Dj: moderate age browning, foxing and light dusting of soiling. Spine: head & foot missing sections with clear tape repair. Head & foot of flaps spine with thin wear and clear tape repair & tape to flaps spine.. First Edition. Hb. VG/None.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035409
- Title
- Glimpses Of Japan and Formosa
- Author
- Franck, Harry A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T.Fisher Unwin, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel/Voyages;
Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About BOOKMARK Ltd
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...