"Characters Oriental"; A Series of 36 Coloured Drawings of Characters in Chinese and Japanese Mythology and Legend
by Leonard, David James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 9622240046
- ISBN 13
- 9789622240049
- Seller
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hong Kong: South China Morning Post, Ltd./Four Corners Publishing Co. (Far East), Limited, 1981 Book. Illus. by David James Leonard. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Red cloth lettered in gilt on boards. Previous owner's name. Staples have pulled through the first three leaves. However, should the purchaser wish to separate the drawings for display, this would not be an issue. 36 brief descriptions on verso, cover page, and 36 drawings on recto..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009928
- Title
- "Characters Oriental"; A Series of 36 Coloured Drawings of Characters in Chinese and Japanese Mythology and Legend
- Author
- Leonard, David James
- Illustrator
- David James Leonard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 9622240046
- ISBN 13
- 9789622240049
- Publisher
- South China Morning Post, Ltd./Four Corners Publishing Co. (Far East), Limited
- Place of Publication
- Hong Kong
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- Elephant Folio - over 15" -
- Keywords
- Art. Oriental. Mythology.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Social History;
Terms of Sale
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
In case of returns, seller will refund purchase price and initial shipping cost provided merchandise is returned in good condition within 14 days of sale. Payment methods accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal (to daveshoots@nb.aibn.com), cash, cheque or money order. 20% discount to the trade. Books will be shipped as customer prefers upon receipt of purchase price and shipping costs. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR BOOK. THANKS!
About the Seller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
About Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.