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In the People's Republic: An American's Firsthand View of Living and Working in China
by Schell, Orville
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394499050
- ISBN 13
- 9780394499055
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine gray boards with black cloth quaterstripe and gray design on cover and gilt lettering along spine. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on FFEP; contents otherwise clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 269pp. Illustrated with b/w photographs. First edition - second printing. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017803
- Title
- In the People's Republic: An American's Firsthand View of Living and Working in China
- Author
- Schell, Orville
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0394499050
- ISBN 13
- 9780394499055
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1977-01-01
- Keywords
- signed; inscribed
- X weight
- 18 oz
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About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- VG
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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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...
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