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Eastern Banking Essays in the History of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
by King, Frank H. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0485150174
- ISBN 13
- 9780485150179
- Seller
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Lancaster, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Athlone Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0485150174 . First edition published by the Athlone Press in London in 1983. Red covers with gilt lettering on spine. Corners of covers are slightly bumped, with some rubbing. Spine is cocked some. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has some edge wear and is in good plus condition. Book is 12 x 8.5 x 2 inches and weights 5.5 lbs. ; The Hongkong Bank Group History Series; 12.0 X 8.5 X 2.0 inches; 791 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Inside the Covers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OVK6213
- Title
- Eastern Banking Essays in the History of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
- Author
- King, Frank H. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0485150174
- ISBN 13
- 9780485150179
- Publisher
- Athlone Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- 0485150174, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Banking, China, International Finance
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
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Lancaster, Texas
About Inside the Covers
History and Texana books, along with signed first editions.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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