Chinese Central Asia
by Skrine, C. P
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Spine gilt faded, overall near fine, in custom mylar cover.
- Seller
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Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1926. First edition, first printing. Spine gilt faded, overall near fine, in custom mylar cover.. Deep green cloth, no dust jacket. With partially removed bookplate of noted mountaineer and early leader of the American Alpine Club, Henry Snow Hall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Hermitage Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 194242
- Title
- Chinese Central Asia
- Author
- Skrine, C. P
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine gilt faded, overall near fine, in custom mylar cover.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin & Co.
- Date Published
- 1926
Terms of Sale
The Hermitage Bookshop
All books returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Shipping on all heavy or oversize books will be quoted upon inquiry. We do not ship surface overseas.
About the Seller
The Hermitage Bookshop
Biblio member since 2006
Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....