Two Gentlemen of China
by Hosie, Lady
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1924. Book. Good+. Orange Cloth. Early Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 316 pages, backstrip is faded, book is cocked, front hinge starting, previous owner's signature in pencil, one page of illustration is loose, but all illustrations are present, and the cloth is clean. 1923 on copyright page (small font). This may be the first edition although I am not positive..
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- Bookseller
- Good Old Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00005797
- Title
- Two Gentlemen of China
- Author
- Hosie, Lady
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CHINA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Chinese History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Good Old Books
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
About Good Old Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.