Tudor Publishing Company, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1935. New Edition. 300 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Contains black and white photographic plates. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are fairy bright, with light tanning to text block edges. Mild cracking to hinges and gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Small tear and chip to front free endpaper. Plates are bright and clear, with slight tanning to edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Heavy sunning to spine.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1693229922ADA
Title: The Old China Book
Author: N. Hudson Moore
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Tudor Publishing Company
Date Published: 1935

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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...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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...
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....
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"...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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....