Games of the Orient: Korea, China, Japan
by Culin, Stewart
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E Tuttle, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Dark purple cloth boards with silver spinning top design. Liquid stain to cover and light liquid damage to bottom of first few pages. Previous owner's name label inside. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. Small tears to edge worn dust jacket. 178 pages. Many b&w illustrations. Stated First Printing. ""Mr. Culin does not content himself with merely graphic and charming descriptions of the play and playthings of the Far East, but delves much deeper into the combined ethnological, cultural, and religious sources from which they spring.""
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 152198
- Title
- Games of the Orient: Korea, China, Japan
- Author
- Culin, Stewart
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles E Tuttle
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, Vermont
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Oriental culture, Asian Games, number games, Chess, Kite flying, spinning, Hide-And-seek, Play, Playing, Recreation, toys, Playthings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Games and Hobbies;
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- First Edition
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