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Far China Station: The U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-1898
by Johnson, Robert Erwin
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good -
- Seller
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good -. Naval Institute Press, 1983. Hardcover Presumed First Edition, DJ present, will be placed in protective mylar covering. DJ altered by prev. owner with top and bottom of front and back flaps clipped. Black cloth boards lightly soiled by possible mildew. Edges square, corners sharp. Gilt lettering on spine. Top-edge heavily foxed, fore-edge scattered foxing. FFEP and RFEP completely removed. Very minimal foxing, some ink stains and prev. owner annotations to pages. Very slight “old book smell”. Binding tight. A first edition with a clipped DJ that exists as an important reference text for naval scholars. History
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- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X03C8U
- Title
- Far China Station
- Author
- Johnson, Robert Erwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, MD
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 307
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- History;
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About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Mildew
- Mildew is an all-too-common affliction that plagues books and erodes their collectibility, value and preservation. A fungus...
- 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....
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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