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Narcotic Culture: A History of Drugs in China
by Dikotter, Frank; Laamann, Lars and Xun, Zhou;
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0226149056
- ISBN 13
- 9780226149059
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 289; VG/G; purple spine with white and black text; dust jacket shows mild rubbing to exterior; price clipped front flap; cloth shows minimal wear; text block edges have mild wear; light highlighting inside; illustrated; Shelved China. 1330365. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1330365
- Title
- Narcotic Culture: A History of Drugs in China
- Author
- Dikotter, Frank; Laamann, Lars and Xun, Zhou;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0226149056
- ISBN 13
- 9780226149059
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 2004
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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