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WIND IN THE TOWER: MAO TSETUNG AND THE CHINESE REVOLUTION, 1949-1975
by Han, Suyin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0316342882
- ISBN 13
- 9780316342889
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston and Toronto: Little Brown and Company, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 404 pages. In Good plus condition with Good dust jacket. Spine light green with light yellow, white and red lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, tape remnants to flap edges, mild sunning to spine, ex-library stickers to rear and spine, slight edge wear, price uncut: "$12.95". Bound in the publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Small tape remnants to head and tail edges. Mild wear with light rubbing to edges. Text block has ex-library with usual markings, including card pocket adhered to rear end paper with stamped circulation card, library name stamped to head and tail edges, light foxing to edges, previous owner's name label to half title page, light texture to rear end paper around card pocket. Illustrated end papers. First Edition, with Little, Brown and Company's 'T 09/76'. 1369131. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1369131
- Title
- WIND IN THE TOWER: MAO TSETUNG AND THE CHINESE REVOLUTION, 1949-1975
- Author
- Han, Suyin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316342882
- ISBN 13
- 9780316342889
- Publisher
- Little Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and Toronto
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- China, politics and government
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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