Readers Union/Thames and Hudson, London, 1963. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. 685 g.; V, 6 - 264 pages, with a section of 48 pages of black-and-white photographs at the rear of the book, list of illustrations/figures and maps, preface by author, notes on the plates and index. The text is illustrated with the aforementioned photographs, along with 65 black-and-white figures within the text and 3 maps. Green coloured cloth covered boards with gilt embossed logo of Thames and Hudson on the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. Green coloured tint to the top text block edge. Rubbing to the lower book edges and fading to the backstrip edges. Foxing to the top text block edge, panels, and light foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. Illustrated dustwrappers with light blue coloured background and dark blue titles to the front panel and backstrip. Chipping to the top dustwrapper edge and there is quite significant fading to the backstrip. Rubbing to the dustwrapper panels and there is clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. A book on the archaeology of China up to the Han dynasty. Part of the Ancient Peoples and Places series. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Archaeology; History -- Ancient; History -- China; Inventory No: 0109823. .

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Seller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Seller's Inventory #: 0109823
Title: China; Before the Han Dynasty: Ancient Peoples and Places
Author: Watson, William
Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Book Club Edition
Publisher: Readers Union/Thames and Hudson
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1963
Keywords: BZDB2 Archaeology -- China, Ancient Peoples and Places -- Series Archaeology; History -- Ancient; History -- China; Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded Watson, William China; Before the Han Dynasty: Ancient Peoples and Places
Bookseller catalogs: Archaeology; History -- Ancient; History -- China;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
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...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Book Club Edition: A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...