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The Temple and Other Poems (Chinese Poetry)
by Waley, Arthur (Translator)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good. The first American edition, using UK sheets with title page being a cancel. Cloth backed paper covered boards, title and date "1923" printed in blue onto spine, Chinese characters stamped in gilt onto bottom corner of upper board, 12mo (7-1/2 inches [19 cm] tall), pp. [1]-150, [151], [152 - blank], appendices, index, printed on heavy watermarked paper. Volume with fading to covers and spine, paper edges rubbed through in places, endpapers toned, scattered foxing throughout, original $2 price in pencil to upper corner of ffep, cover gilt still bright. With Knopf's four page Fall, 1923 catalogue loosely laid in, confirming the "$2.00" issue price. The first four chapters offer an in-depth discussion of traditional Chinese poetry etc., before starting into 16 important Chinese poems.
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- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2889
- Title
- The Temple and Other Poems (Chinese Poetry)
- Author
- Waley, Arthur (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1923
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
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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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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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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