The Silent Traveller in New York
by Chiang Yee
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1950. First Edition. 281 pages. Dust jacket covered in plastic wrapper over beige cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates throughout. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Minor cracking to front hinge. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild warping to front board. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine and to panel edges. Notable rubbing and marking all over.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1698399718MXP
- Title
- The Silent Traveller in New York
- Author
- Chiang Yee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd
- Date Published
- 1950
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.