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The Vigil of a Nation
by Yutang, Lin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+ (in mylar)
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1946. Obituary of Dr. Lin Yutang laid in; Off-set stain on ffep from the news clipping; Aged textblock otherwise clean and tight; Bumped head and foot of spine, bumped corners, bumping to the edges. Unclipped dust jacket, chipping to all the corners, chipping to top edges, loss at the head of spine, age soiled and surface scuffed. 324pp.. First British Edition. Black Cloth. Very Good/Good+ (in mylar). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB16237
- Title
- The Vigil of a Nation
- Author
- Yutang, Lin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+ (in mylar)
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Chinese Philosopher biography, Lin Yutang China Travels, Lin Yutang China Studies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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