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Japan as We Saw It
by Bickersteth, M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London / New York: Sampson Low, Marston and Company / Scribners, 1893. First American Edition . Blue Cloth. Good. Photographs and Map. Xvi, 354 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Large Folding Map. American Issue With Original British Title Page, English Sheets, But Scribners Name At Base Of Spine. A Clean Copy, Not Ex-Library, No Names Or Marks. All Gilt Lettering And Design Present And Fairly Bright. Worn At Corners, With Thin Loss Of Cloth Along 3/4" On Each Side Of Top Of Spine, Thin Loss Of 1/4" At Each Side Of Bottom Of Spine, Three 1/8" Spots Of Loss Of Cloth At Extreme Upper Left Of Front Cover, Light Bubbling Or Crease In A Thin Line Across Rear Cover About 1" Below Top. Endpapers Clean, Front Hinge Strong, Rear Hinge Cracked But Not Broken Apart.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018057
- Title
- Japan as We Saw It
- Author
- Bickersteth, M
- Illustrator
- Photographs and Map
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston and Company / Scribners
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- 1893
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Japan: History;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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