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SOVREMENNYI KITAI. [The Russian text, which translates as "Modern China", is in Cyrillic].
by Magaram, Eliazar E. [Maharam, Elie (1899-1962)]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Berlin: [Izdatel'stvo E.A. Gutnova], 1923., 1923.. Good. - Octavo, 7-7/8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Bound in black boards backed with a burgundy cloth spine. The covers are rubbed with wear to the edges and spine. There are remnants of an otherwise perished paper label on the spine as well as a hint of an excise or tax stamp. "M 12/1" is penned on the cloth along the inner edge of the front cover. 66 & [1] pages, illustrated with 2 full-page plates, 1 full-page illustration, 17 full-page photographic illustrations and 7 textual illustrations. 5 of the photographs are identified as by H. Lee & Co. There is a light library stamp in the margin of one photograph as well as library stamps on the title page and page 11. A number is penned at the top corner of the front pastedown and "M 12/1" is penned at the top right of the title page with an additional number penciled at left. What appears to be a price has been partially erased and rubbed off from the verso of the last photograph (the last page) resulting in creasing and a tiny hole to the top margin of the plate. The top corner of page 65 is torn out but without any loss of text.
First edition. RARE.
The Jewish author of Russian fiction Eliazar Magaram (1899-1962) dealt primarily with China in his work. He published 10 short stories in 1922 under the title "The Yellow Visage".
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97271
- Title
- SOVREMENNYI KITAI. [The Russian text, which translates as "Modern China", is in Cyrillic].
- Author
- Magaram, Eliazar E. [Maharam, Elie (1899-1962)]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Berlin: [Izdatel'stvo E.A. Gutnova], 1923.
- Date Published
- 1923.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; HISTORY; MODERN CHINA; ASIA; SOVREMENNYI KITAI; ORIENTAL; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHS; PLATES; E.E. MAGARAM; ELIU MAHARAM; ELIAZAR E. MAGARAM; RICKSHAW; JEWISH AUTHOR; RUSSIAN; RUSSIA; H. LEE & CO.; TWENTIETH CENTURY;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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