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The Story of the Stone: The Debt of Tears (Volume 4 of 5)
by Cao, Xueqin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0253192641
- ISBN 13
- 9780253192646
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982. First Printing of First English Translation. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 398 pp. 22 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original fine maroon colored cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Book Condition: faint signs of handling, else fine. Dust Jacket Condition: light wear to the extremities, spine a little sunned, edges show a crinkle hear and there. A lovely copy. Translated by John Minford. The story of the stone : a Chinese novel in 5 vol. / Volume 4. The debt of tears. - 1. clothbound edition. - 1982. -Chinese literature in translation.
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- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005498
- Title
- The Story of the Stone: The Debt of Tears (Volume 4 of 5)
- Author
- Cao, Xueqin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing of First English Translation
- ISBN 10
- 0253192641
- ISBN 13
- 9780253192646
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington
- Date Published
- 1982
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- Cloth
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- Sunned
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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