Things Chinese
by Ball, J. Dyer (H. J, Lethbridge, intro.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VERY GOOD+
- Seller
-
Bethel, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1982. (5th edition). Hardbound. VERY GOOD+. Tight, light age tanning to pages, light age soil to exterior page edges, square. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Crisp dust jacket which has shelfwear to top and bottom edges and a 1" L-shaped rip which has been stabilized with clear tape on the inside. A "dictionary of Chinese culture, society and history" 766 indexed pages. 8.5x5.75x2.5"
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- Bookseller
- Rainy Day Paperback Exchange
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7-5T024
- Title
- Things Chinese
- Author
- Ball, J. Dyer (H. J, Lethbridge, intro.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD+
- Edition
- (5th edition)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Hong Kong
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
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About the Seller
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Bethel, Connecticut
About Rainy Day Paperback Exchange
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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