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A Loyal Character Dancer
by Xiaolong, Qiu
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1569473013
- ISBN 13
- 9781569473016
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Soho Press, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover shows remainder dots to both top and bottom page edges, else tight and clean, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a tiny closed chip along spine and some other very light trace wear. 351 pages. Remains a pleasing copy of this 2nd Inspector Chen mystery that followed up Death of a Red Heroine.
Synopsis
A Loyal Character Dancer is a book by Qiu Xiaolong. The book features Chief Inspector Chen Cao and his friend/sidekick Detective Yu. It was published in 2002.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29715
- Title
- A Loyal Character Dancer
- Author
- Xiaolong, Qiu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 1569473013
- ISBN 13
- 9781569473016
- Publisher
- Soho Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Antiques; Collectibles; Rare Books; Spokane, WA; Used Books ; ; ;
Terms of Sale
Barker Books & Vintage
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
Biblio member since 2021
Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- 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....
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