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English and Chinese Standard Dictionary. Small Type Edition. in One Volume Comprising 120,000 Words and Phrases with Translations, Pronunciations, Definitions, Illustrations, Etc. Etc. , with a Copious Appendix
by Yen, Dr. W. W. , editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.. Good with no dust jacket. 1921. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. 1186, 10, 7, 1, 67, [viii] pp. Octavo. In original dark blue cloth with gilt. Edges are rubbed, spine head is worn, spine covering starting to lift but spine gilt is bright. Interior front free endpaper is missing, owner inscript, pages are clean and unmarked but bit browned. Binding shaken but nevertheless everything is all there and in usable condition. Very unusual . Heavy for international shipping, please inquire. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1186 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10368
- Title
- English and Chinese Standard Dictionary. Small Type Edition. in One Volume Comprising 120,000 Words and Phrases with Translations, Pronunciations, Definitions, Illustrations, Etc. Etc. , with a Copious Appendix
- Author
- Yen, Dr. W. W. , editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- Commercial Press, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Shanghai
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Chinese Dictionary, Pre-communist China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language - Chinese;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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