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Low City, High City
by Seidensticker, Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo. [7], vii-ix, [7], 3-302, [2] pp. Quarter beige cloth over tan paper boards with gold lettering on the front board and spine. Price of $20.00 on front flap of jacket. Illustrated with several color plates, maps, and a few black and white photographs. A history of Tokyo and its people from its past as Edo to the Earthquake in the twenties. Includes an index and a bibiliography. Very Good book with a remainder mark on the bottom of the textblock and minor wear to the corners in a Near Fine jacket with mild age toning.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00004589
- Title
- Low City, High City
- Author
- Seidensticker, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
Terms of Sale
Evening Star Books
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
Biblio member since 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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