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The Soul of a People
by Hall, H. Fielding
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co. Ltd, London, 1922. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. preface by the author. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt embossed design of a peacock to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the back strip. The author was a high-ranking British official in late 19th century Burma (modern day Myanmar), and, this is his reminiscences of his respect for the country, people and of Buddhism. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing of the top book corners and lower edges. Rubbing of the book panels with rubs and marks and the back strip shows a little sunning. Browning and foxing of the text block edges with only faint age toning of the pages. Offset tanning to the end pages and the free front end page has not only previous owners name but their bookplate affixed. The top edge of the half title page and title page is still intact. The hinge between the free front end page and half title page has cracked and the underlying webbing is visible. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - VIII, [1], 2 - 314, [2] pages,. Deckled Front and Top Edge (rough cut). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Burma; 19th century; Sociology & Culture. Inventory No: 0127436. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0127436
- Title
- The Soul of a People
- Author
- Hall, H. Fielding
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Burma, 19th century, people, society, reminiscences, religion, Buddhism Travel & Places; Burma; 19th century; Sociology & Culture. Unbranded Hall, H. Fielding The Soul of a People
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cracked
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