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The Chinese: A General Description of China and Its Inhabitants
por John Francis Davis
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente
- Livreiro
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Preço do item
€ 449,25€ 404,32
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Sobre este item
London: Charles Knight & Co., 1844. Leather. Near Fine. 5.5" by 3.5". Not Stated . A beautiful new edition of John Francis Davis's illustrated account of China and its culture, three volumes bound in one. A new edition revised and enlarged. Complete in three volumes bound in one. Containing an account of China by the second Governor of Hong-Kong Sir John Francis Davis. With descriptive, geographical, and historical notes on the country; as well as notes on its government and legislation, character and institution, religion, manners and customs, its literature, and much more. Illustrated with numerous vignettes throughout. Rebound in half calf over marbled boards, with marbled edges and renewed endpapers; titles in gilt to morocco spine label. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to first and last few leaves only, pages otherwise bright and clean. Near Fine
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 845A68
- Título
- The Chinese: A General Description of China and Its Inhabitants
- Autor
- John Francis Davis
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encadernação
- Leather
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Charles Knight & Co.
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1844
- Dimensão
- 5.5" by 3.5"
- Palavras-chave
- china travel new editions john francis davis travel
- Observação
- Pode ser um conjunto de vários volumes e exigir postagem adicional.
Termos da venda
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
- Leaves
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Calf
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- New
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- Spine Label
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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