Japan: Its History Arts and Literature, Volume 1
by Brinkley, F
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Item Price
£19.43£15.54
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About This Item
J.B. Millet Company, 1901. Limited edition, numbered 436 of 1000; volume one only; contains musty odor; contains 9 plates with tissue overlays, contains three black and white plates; gilt lettering/decorative gilt on spine, top edge gilt, deckled bottom/fore-edges, decorative endpapers; cover very faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled, lightly sunned, corners/spine ends faintly rubbed/bumped; edges faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled, lightly foxed, fore- edge quite foxed; interior very lightly age-toned throughout, faint damp- staining/foxing sparsely sprinkled throughout, residue/discoloration due to bookplate removal at the center of the ffep; binding tight; cover, edges and interior intact and clean, except where noted; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply for International or Expedited orders.. hardcover. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Munster & Company, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 613834
- Title
- Japan: Its History Arts and Literature, Volume 1
- Author
- Brinkley, F
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.B. Millet Company
- Date Published
- 1901
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Munster & Company, LLC
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Corvallis, Oregon
About Munster & Company, LLC
Munster & Company is a family owned business with over twenty years of experience in buying and selling books. In October of 2017, we purchased Black Oak Books, originally in Berkeley, California, and moved it all to where we live in Corvallis, Oregon. Our inventory currently features a robust number of titles on mathematics, books about books, literature, poetry, and signed books. New arrivals are listed nearly every day.
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- Foxed
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- Top Edge Gilt
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