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Sketches for a Portrait of Vietnamese Culture
by Ngoc, Huu
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Hanoi: The Gioi Publishers, 1995. First edition. Paperback. Very Good/very good. Oversize paperback in dustjacket. A very good copy with light wear to the edges and corners of book and jacket. Large gift inscription across the half title page appears to be the only marking. Binding is solid, no creases to the spine. 512 pages, full of social significance and local customs, some color plates.
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- Bookseller
- Tangible Tales
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 947
- Title
- Sketches for a Portrait of Vietnamese Culture
- Author
- Ngoc, Huu
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Gioi Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Hanoi
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Viet Nam Vietnam Vietnamese Culture History Civilization Social Life Customs Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions; History;
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