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The CHINESE EMPIRE: forming a sequel to the work entitled "RECOLLECTIONS OF A JOURNEY THROUGH TARTARY AND THIBET" (2 vols)
by Huc, M. f4a
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG books. 1st ed. Both in contemporary binding of full tan calf.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman Brown Green Longmans. VG books. 1st ed. Both in contemporary binding of full tan calf.. 1855. 1st edition.. Hardcover. VG books. Gilted board edges, board borders double gilt ruled. Marbled eps & all three text block edges. 9"x5.5", 421,440pp. . Clean & bright set. Likely never read as both text blocks stay closed when books stood on their spines. FINE books inside, only the very infrequent spot of foxing or light soilin. 2 bkplts in each. All hinges sound. FINE mapp, no fold line tears. China in pink & the borders & author's route in red. FLAWS: (1) spine tops worn (2) boards edges & extrems rubbed, (3) spines MISSING both labels and ALL gilt has flaked away from the blank spine panels. .
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- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001014
- Title
- The CHINESE EMPIRE: forming a sequel to the work entitled "RECOLLECTIONS OF A JOURNEY THROUGH TARTARY AND THIBET" (2 vols)
- Author
- Huc, M. f4a
- Illustrator
- Fold out color map of China.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG books. 1st ed. Both in contemporary binding of full tan calf.
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Publisher
- Longman Brown Green Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- VG books. Gilted board edges, board borders double gilt ruled. Marbled, eps & all three text block edges. 9"x5.5", 421,440pp., Tibet, 04a
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
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