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A Chinese Mirror Being Reflections of the Reality Behind Appearances
by Ayscough, Florence
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1925. Book. Illus. by Douglass, Lucille. Very Good +. Half-Leather. First Printing of the First Edition. About fine but for some rubbing to extremities, lightly sunned spine, and prev owner name stamp. Top edge gilt. Gilt stamped spine with 5 raised bands. Complete with folding map..
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12539
- Title
- A Chinese Mirror Being Reflections of the Reality Behind Appearances
- Author
- Ayscough, Florence
- Illustrator
- Douglass, Lucille
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- China Travel Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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Renaissance Books
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Victoria, British Columbia
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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