The Real Chinaman
by Holcombe, Chester
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Hartland, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good. 1895. First Edition :. Hardcover. Smaller octovo hardcover in blue buckram, ex-libris, very tight binding, pages unfoxed, usual marks, spine darkened, else VG, solidly,. Written by a knowedgeable interpreter, Secretary of Legation and Acting Minister of the United States at Perking. Some history and some travel and a lot of interpretation to get to know the Chinese...before the revolution. 75 photographic illustrations help the reader. A scarcer book on the subject. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 350pp pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mossback Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28652
- Title
- The Real Chinaman
- Author
- Holcombe, Chester
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition :
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- CHINA History And Travel; Chinese Customs
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
Mossback Books
books sent by Media mail @$4.25 first book $3 each book thereafter; average size Air mail @$8.25 within midwest-zone(west-coast zone-$10.50) first book. Heavy books quote for air mail. Books can be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason but with prior notice given to the seller. Foreign sales need to obtain a quote for postage.
About the Seller
Mossback Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
Sales through the internet and at book shows in the midwest.
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.