A Pot-Pourri of Eastern Asia with Comparisons and Reflections.
by Taylor, Flroence M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Building Publishing, 1935. 396pp, num bw ills. Gray cloth, no jacket. Endpapers toned, moderate foxing to edges and margins. A personalised SIGNED inscription by the author to front free endpaper. An Australian woman's impressions of east Asia (including New Guinea, Philippines, Hong Kong, China and Japan) with some interesting pre-war material building warships in Australia and naval parity etc.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050956
- Title
- A Pot-Pourri of Eastern Asia with Comparisons and Reflections.
- Author
- Taylor, Flroence M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Building Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- travel Eastern Asia Papua New Guinea Philippines Hong Kong China Japan Australia Navy Naval Shipbuilding Shanghai
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia; Signed; Travel, Exploration;
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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