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The Last Governor: Chris Patten & the Handover of Hong Kong
by Dimbleby, Jonathan
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0751522724
- ISBN 13
- 9780751522723
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Warner Books, London, 1997. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. acknowledgements, foreword and introduction by author, sources and further reading and index. The text is illustrated with three inserts, of a pages each, of black-and-white photographs / illustrations. Colour photographic paperback binding with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. An overview of the handover of the island of Hong Kong to China in 1997 and of the last British Governor of the island – Chris Patten. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Tanning of the text block edges and lighter tanning of the pages. Fading to the back strip. Gift inscription to the lower edge of the three front end page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 550 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Hong Kong; ISBN: 0751522724. ISBN/EAN: 9780751522723. Inventory No: 0121069. . 9780751522723
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0121069
- Title
- The Last Governor: Chris Patten & the Handover of Hong Kong
- Author
- Dimbleby, Jonathan
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0751522724
- ISBN 13
- 9780751522723
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- BZDB2 politics, handover, Hong Kong, China, 1997, Chris Patten – last governor Politics & Government; Hong Kong; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0751522724 EAN: 9780751522723 Dimbleby, Jonathan The Last Governor: Chris Patten & the Hand
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About the Seller
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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