The Importance of Living
by Yutang, Lin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: John Day/ Reynal & Hitchcock, 1937. No Edition Stated, Presumed First . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Preface by author dated July 30, 1937 at New York City. Book divisions: I. The Awakening, II. Views of mankind, III. Our Animal Heritage, IV. On Being Human, V.Who Can Best Enjoy life?, VI. The Feast of Life, VII. The Importance of Loafing, VIII. The Enjoyment of the Home, IX.The Enjoyment of Living, X. The Enjoyment of Nature, XI.The Enjoyment of Travel, XII. The Enjoyment of Culture, XIII. Relationship to God, XIV. The Art of Thinking. 426 pp. plus: Appendices A through C, Index. book has age-toned edges, fon (1937) ffep, lightly worn spine ends. Bookseller's Inventory # 220036.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000036
- Title
- The Importance of Living
- Author
- Yutang, Lin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No Edition Stated, Presumed First
- Publisher
- John Day/ Reynal & Hitchcock
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Pages
- 459
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
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Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- 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....
- FON
- Former Owner's Name. Indicates that the previous owner of the book has written their name in the book.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...