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Translations from the Chinese
by Waley, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1941. First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full orange cloth, black decoration on cover, gilt lettering on black label on spine, t.e.g. (blue). Illustrated with ten full-page, color plates, as well as several B&W illustrations. Black slipcase. . Spine lightly soiled, former owner's name neatly stamped on ffep, otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The slipcase with its paper label on the spine is only mildly shelf-worn. NEAR FINE.. Color Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. (xv), 325, (1) pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9171
- Title
- Translations from the Chinese
- Author
- Waley, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Poetry, CHINA, Chinese Poetry, Illustrated Books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fine
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