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An Historical Grammar of Japanese
by SANSOM, G.B
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1928. First Edition. Octavo; dark reddish-brown cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xvi,347,[1]pp. Ink name to front pastedown, text edges foxed, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, gently spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn, with several tears to spine ends and some very faint scattered foxing; Very Good+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41842
- Title
- An Historical Grammar of Japanese
- Author
- SANSOM, G.B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Japan;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Edges
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- Foxed
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
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