The Journey to the West - Volume 1
by Yu, Anthony C.(Translator)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0226971457
- ISBN 13
- 9780226971452
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Near Fine. Full number line 9-1. In red bindstamped boards with lovely burgundy spine cloth and gilt to type. Light ding to top front corner and adjacent top of board. Bookplate shadow to front pastedown. Sticker or pocket removal scar to verso of rfep which is affixed to rear pastedown(Jacket is unclipped(no price) with light wear to head of spine and corners.
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- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB008280AY
- Title
- The Journey to the West - Volume 1
- Author
- Yu, Anthony C.(Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition Thus/First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0226971457
- ISBN 13
- 9780226971452
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1977
- Bookseller catalogs
- Chinese Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
About Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Cloth
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....