CHINESE READER FOR BEGINNERS: With Exercises in Writing and Speaking
by Chan, Shau Wing (Shou-Jung Ch'en)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Stanford, CA/London: Stanford University Press/Humphrey Milford--Oxford University Press (1943) 348 pp. Original yellow and red cloth covers, lightly rubbed and foxed. Spine ends and top corners bumped. Previous owner's names on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear, tear, and chipping to extremities. Approx. 1" wide x 1 1/4" long loss to spine; approx. 1" wide x 3/4" long loss at top edge of front panel. Contents nice.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5956
- Title
- CHINESE READER FOR BEGINNERS: With Exercises in Writing and Speaking
- Author
- Chan, Shau Wing (Shou-Jung Ch'en)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press/Humphrey Milford--Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Stanford, CA/London
- Keywords
- WORLD HISTORY ASIA CHINA CHINESE FOREIGN LANGUAGES READERS REFERENCE LITERATURE LITERARY WORKS WRITING SPEAKING NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Foreign Language;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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