The Dragon and the Foreign Devils.
by Johan Gunnar Andersson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA Little, Brown & Company , 1928. Hardcover First Edition (1928), not directly stated, but implied, with same date at the title and copyright pages and no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with Little, Brown's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1928), not directly stated, but implied, with same date at the title and copyright pages and no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with Little, Brown's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good-: shows moderate wear to the corner tips and heavier wear to the lower front corner tip, which has rubbed through to expose the underlying board; the text pages have tanned slightly; the top edge is age-darkened and there several small, faint spots to the bottom edge and fore-edge; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A better-than-average copy, for its age; structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple moderate wear and some minor, unobtrusive flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 1.5 inches). xi, 341 pages. Notes. Sixteen pages of vintage duotone photographs interspersed throughout the text. Translated from the Swedish by Charles Wharton Stork. Language: English. Weight: 31.5 ounces. Black cloth over boards with red titles and gilt designs at the front panel and red titles at the backstrip. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874 1960) was a Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist and geologist, closely associated with the beginnings of Chinese archaeology in the 1920s.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 56230
- Title
- The Dragon and the Foreign Devils.
- Author
- Johan Gunnar Andersson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (1928), not directly stated, but implied, with sam
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company ,
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1928.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia Travel; True Adventure; Travel & Adventure; Travel Writing; Modern China;
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