Japanese Customs: Their Origin and Value
by Erskine, William Hugh
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo: Kyo Bun Kwan Decorative Cloth. Good/Poor. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 236 pages with index. Undated, c.1925. Published under the auspices of the CLSJ, this book is written for Christian missionaries in Japan. Gray and green floral patterened cloth with black lettering; color illustration pasted on front board. Wear and tear to head and tail of spine; boards warp outward slightly; darkened top edge; air pockets under pastedown front end sheet; previous owner's name on front end sheet. Jacket is browned, stained, and is missing several large pieces. Text is clean and binding is tight..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 997285
- Title
- Japanese Customs: Their Origin and Value
- Author
- Erskine, William Hugh
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tokyo: Kyo Bun Kwan
- Keywords
- JAPAN, CLSJ, MISSIONARY
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.