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Sun and Moon
by Gowen, Vincent H
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Co, 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. des Rosiers dustjacket artwork. Bright blue cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in orange onto upper cover and spine, 8vo (7-7/16 inches tall), pp. 340, top edge stained orange. Volume w. spine ends slightly softened. Price intact DJ very slightly, and evenly rippled around center (matching perhaps an original publisher's belly band), lightly soiled back panel, light edge wear and a few small chips to edges, some fading to spine panel. A novel of China, written by a Canadian who "has been steeped in Chinese tradition from his youth. ... Only one familiar with Chinese life in its most intimate details could have written it." With the beautiful wrap-around deco des Rosiers jacket artwork still bright and attractive.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2491
- Title
- Sun and Moon
- Author
- Gowen, Vincent H
- Illustrator
- des Rosiers dustjacket artwork
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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