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"Characters Oriental"; A Series of 36 Coloured Drawings of Characters in Chinese and Japanese Mythology and Legend

"Characters Oriental"; A Series of 36 Coloured Drawings of Characters in Chinese and Japanese Mythology and Legend

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"Characters Oriental"; A Series of 36 Coloured Drawings of Characters in Chinese and Japanese Mythology and Legend

by Leonard, David James

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Good Plus/No Jacket
ISBN 10
9622240046
ISBN 13
9789622240049
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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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Bookseller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller CA (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;

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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.

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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.

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