A Collection of Chinese Proverbs
by Scarborough, W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Paragon Book Reprint, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Revised and enlarged by the addition of some six hundred proverbs by the Rev. C. Wilfrid Allan, of Union Theological School, Changsha". The first edition was published in Shanghai in 1926 by the Presbyterian Mission Press. Pages 383 plus index. The proverbs are in both Chinese characters and in English. Red cloth with only a hint of edgewear; very clean and tight inside with no prior owner marks. Black title on the unfaded spine..
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008925
- Title
- A Collection of Chinese Proverbs
- Author
- Scarborough, W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Paragon Book Reprint
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- China; Asia;
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