Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume II only. DJ missing. Uncommon publisher's white cloth cover with three gilt swans on front, gilt lettering and designs on spine. Top edge gilt. Light wear to cover. Damp stain at bottom of spine extending one inch into cover. Front hinge partially cracked. Ink inscription on ffep. Small red stain at edge of title page. Tipped in fold-out map of Japan. 25 photogravure illustrations. ; Photogravures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 374 pages .

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Bookseller: James F. Balsley, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6663
Title: JAPAN AND HER PEOPLE (VOL II ONLY OF II VOLUMES)
Author: Hartshorne, Anna C
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Henry T. Coates & Company
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1902
Bookseller catalogs: Japan;

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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...