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Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China
by Ping, Wang
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0816636052
- ISBN 13
- 9780816636051
- Seller
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Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Minnepaolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 2000. Clean and tight and square with sharp corners. Very little shelfwear. The dust jacket which is a half-size band is in new mylar. First Printing.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History.
Synopsis
Wang Ping’s books include American Visa, a collection of short stories; Foreign Devil, a novel; and Of Flesh and Spirit, a collection of poetry. Born in Shanghai, she holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from New York University and teaches creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- funyettabooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050289
- Title
- Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China
- Author
- Ping, Wang
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0816636052
- ISBN 13
- 9780816636051
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Place of Publication
- Minnepaolis, Minnesota
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- History
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.