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A Boy of Old Japan
by R. Van Bergen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Lee and Shepard, Boston, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. R. VAN BERGEN. A Boy of Old Japan, Boston: Lee and Shepherd, 1901. Octavo, first edition, pp. [viii], 246, illustrated yellow cloth boards, 8 hand-colored photogravures, ex-library with the usual markings. A blend of fact and fiction centering on the youth of Emperor Meiji, Prince Mutsuhito. Condition of this book: Good, with worn covers and finger soiling inside. Images fine, with well-done hand-coloring. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Japan; 1900-1920; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54473. .
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- Seller
- Rarities etc.
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 54473
- Title
- A Boy of Old Japan
- Author
- R. Van Bergen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lee and Shepard
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; Japan; 1900-1920; Fiction. R. Van Bergen A Boy of Old Japan
Terms of Sale
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We accept returns for any reason, with a money-back guarantee and a reasonable allowance for your return shipping costs via U.S. Postal Service.
About the Seller
Rarities etc.
Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
About Rarities etc.
Rarities specializes in photos, prints and art and photography books. We also offer vintage oddities.
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- 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....
- First Edition
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