PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CHINA AND INDIA COMPRISING A DESCRIPTION OF THOSE COUNTRIES AND THEIR INHABITANTS
by Sears, Robert
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Glen Head, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York 1852 fist edition. Sears. 200 Illustrations plus two foldout maps ( one of China, other of India) Both maps are VG with no wear but slight light foxing. Hardcover sm4to. Full gilt pictorial front board and backstrip showing a man riding an elephant in gilt shown on rear board. Gilt still bright. Brown cloth. original yellow end paper. No owner marks. cover tips and spine ends worn. Binding secure; hinges not cracked inside or out. Cover tips worn. Light toning and occasional spotting throughout. 592p. plus publisher ads at end. Good. Pictures available on request. .
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- Bookseller
- Xerxesbooks (US)
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- Title
- PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CHINA AND INDIA COMPRISING A DESCRIPTION OF THOSE COUNTRIES AND THEIR INHABITANTS
- Author
- Sears, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- china india history illustrated nineteenth culture
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- 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...
- Cracked
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- 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....
- Cloth
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- VG
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