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Japan and Her People
by Anna Hartshorne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Near Fine
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
John C. Winston, Philadelphia, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Near Fine. ANNA C. HARTSHORNE. Japan and Her People in 2 volumes, Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1902. Octavo, first edition, pp. x, 377; vi, 374, folding color map, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spines, gilt crane motif on fronts, top edges gilt, 51 photogravure plates, original canvas dust jackets, gift inscriptions on free front endpapers. Extensive illustration of common people going about their daily lives in a long-gone Japan. These books managed to escape notice in the relevant bibliographies. Condition of these books: Jackets and covers lightly worn at extremities with a couple chips in the front panels of the jackets, all else fine. An attractive set. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Japan; 1900-1920; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54245. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54245
- Title
- Japan and Her People
- Author
- Anna Hartshorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John C. Winston
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; Japan; 1900-1920; History. Anna Hartshorne Japan and Her People
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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We accept returns for any reason, with a money-back guarantee and a reasonable allowance for your return shipping costs via U.S. Postal Service.
About the Seller
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Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
About Rarities etc.
Rarities specializes in photos, prints and art and photography books. We also offer vintage oddities.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- 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....
- 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...
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