The Old Mandarin: More Translations from the Chinese
by Morley, Christopher
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1947. Book. Illus. by Carl Rose. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. (10) 67 (5) pp, illus. First Edition, 1947. Not Price Clipped. Small owners ex libris plate on front paste down. Faded spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean. 5.25" x 7.5". Green cloth with glossy gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7076
- Title
- The Old Mandarin: More Translations from the Chinese
- Author
- Morley, Christopher
- Illustrator
- Carl Rose
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- LITERATURE ANCIENT MANDARIN SAGE OBSERVATIONS TRANSLATIONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Octavo
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- Plate
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- Price Clipped
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.