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THE HISTORY OF SHANGHAI
by Lanning, G.; Couling, S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Shanghai: Printed for Shanghai Municipal Council By Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1921. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 4to (17 x 25cm). pp. ii, [4], 504, v, + corrigenda; folding panoramic view, b/w illustrations + five folding maps. Original cloth binding with gilt lettering, expertly and inconspicuously rejointed, retaining the original spine, a little rubbing to extremities, cloth a little darkened to spine. Contents clean and tight, inconspicous circular reference library stamps to the reverse of some of the plates, original end papers, several pages at the rear with professional repairs to very short marginal tear to the bottom edge. A very good tight copy. The first major monograph on Shanghai and Canton..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033146
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF SHANGHAI
- Author
- Lanning, G.; Couling, S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Shanghai Municipal Council By Kelly & Walsh, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Shanghai
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 4to (17 x 25cm)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Topography - World; Far East;
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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- 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.
- 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....
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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