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Spectacular Helmets of Japan 16th-19th Century
by Society, Japan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 087011784X
- ISBN 13
- 9780870117848
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Kodansha America, Inc. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardback. 087011784X . Dust jacket clean and stiff, lightly sunned on spine, in removable archival film; Red cloth boards sharp, gilt lettering bright; Pages lightly age-toned toward edges, no ownership marks, B&W and coloured plates; Binding tight. ; 9.5 x 11.75"; 193 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walden Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51661
- Title
- Spectacular Helmets of Japan 16th-19th Century
- Author
- Society, Japan
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 087011784X
- ISBN 13
- 9780870117848
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- 087011784X
Terms of Sale
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Walden Books
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About Walden Books
Second-hand and antiquarian booksellers since 1977, in present shop since 1979, open Thurs-Sunday, with an emphasis on History of Art and Architecture, Photography, Literature and Poetry, Literary Biography and Criticism and the the History of London.
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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