Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies
by Roberts, Moss (translated and edited by)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Sastamala, Finland
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Ngai, Victo. First thus. A beautiful example of this stunning Folio Society edition. Bound in buckram, blocked with a design by the artist, Victo Ngai. pp. xxv, 256, exquisitely illustrated with colour plates and vignettes. Presents as an unread copy, creakingly tight. Presented in a gold-coloured slipcase which is also in excellent clean condition with minor bumping to fore-edge corners. A lovely book.
Synopsis
Moss Roberts is a professor of East Asian Studies at NYU and the author of works such as, Three Kingdoms and Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies.
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- Bookseller
- Northern Lights Rare Books (FI)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1901200676
- Title
- Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies
- Author
- Roberts, Moss (translated and edited by)
- Illustrator
- Ngai, Victo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2014
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- chinese literature, fairy tales, fantasy, book illustration, fine bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Illustrated Books; Art & Photography; Science Fiction & Fantasy;
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Northern Lights Rare Books
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Sastamala
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Fine and rare books with an emphasis on signed books and autograph material. Special interests and expertise include the works of Tove Jansson and we are active buyers of her works - feel free to contact us if you have material to sell.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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