The Chinese at Home, or, the Man of Tong and His Land
by J. Dyer Ball
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: Religious Tract Society, 1911. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 140mm x 220mm. Moderate wear to cloth. Front hinge cracked and ffep partially detached. Title page and coloured frontispiece non-extant. Plates facing pages 51 and 54 are non extant as is the coloured plate 'A Performing Monkey' facing page 216. There is a 2cm tear to the bottom white margin of plates facing page 109, otherwise the existing plates are in good order and the book is internally remarkably clean. Binding in good order. 369pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lectioz Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028984
- Title
- The Chinese at Home, or, the Man of Tong and His Land
- Author
- J. Dyer Ball
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Religious Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 140mm x 220mm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration & Travel;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lectioz Books
Biblio member since 2009
Gloucester, New South Wales
About Lectioz Books
Welcome to Lectioz. We are an internet-based bookseller located in Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia.The majority of our inventory is non-fiction, with a bias towards the Arts - in all its forms. In addition we stock books on Australian History, Natural History, Transport, Exploration, Science and many other subjects
Glossary
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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