The Floating World
by MICHENER, JAMES A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg 1954. Super octavo, black buckram boards with patterned cream front board edges, gilt & white lettering to spine, white Japanese building illus to front board, illus title page, xii + 403pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & discolouration to board edges/extrems, moderate foxing to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges with some moderate to heavy soiling also, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps with various ex-libris labels to front eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, moderate to heavy tanning, light foxing, light fading to spine)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 311722
- Title
- The Floating World
- Author
- MICHENER, JAMES A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg 1954
- Keywords
- Japanese art paintings history criticism James A Michener colour color prints
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
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