T'ao The Hermit: Sixty Poems by T'ao Ch'ien (365-427 A.D.)
by T'ao Ch'ien; William Acker [translation & introduction]
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Thames and Hudson, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. First edition. Dust jacket is present and in rough shape. Faded AND toned and very fragile. A Brodart archival dust jacket was placed over dust jacket what looks to be many years ago and has helped to prevent further disintegration of the dust jacket to a certain extent. Large chips/tears all the way around edges and at spine ends of the DJ. Foxing to dust jacket, textblock edges, paste downs and endpapers. Grey cloth covered boards are age-toned around edges, and faded on the bottom edges. Dented and worn corners. Pages are age-toned, free of markings. A gift inscription on FFE, and tucked within pages is a hard written Christmas card for the person who received the book as a gift in 1953. At some point it had been fastened to the first few pages with a paperclip, which left some rust stains and an impression on the first few pages. We are going to leave the little Christmas card/note in the book, for sentimental purposes. Binding remains sound. We will happily send photographs of the book upon request. 157pp.
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- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231013005
- Title
- T'ao The Hermit: Sixty Poems by T'ao Ch'ien (365-427 A.D.)
- Author
- T'ao Ch'ien; William Acker [translation & introduction]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- 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....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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