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Translations from the Chinese
by WALEY, Arthur
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good/good
- Seller
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. Second Edition. Good/good. Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge. Hardcover : pp. [20] illustrated throughout, including colour plates by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge : red cloth boards with debossed illustrations : black spine label with gilt lettering : black slip case with brown spine label : top edge dye.
Sunned spine; faint soiling to boards including small spots to lower board; light foxing to fore-edge of block; age tone endpapers; rubbing to edges of slip case.
Sunned spine; faint soiling to boards including small spots to lower board; light foxing to fore-edge of block; age tone endpapers; rubbing to edges of slip case.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3263
- Title
- Translations from the Chinese
- Author
- WALEY, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
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Archives Fine Books
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Brisbane, Queensland
About Archives Fine Books
Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Spine Label
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- Cloth
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- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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