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The Face of Manchuria, Korea & Russian Turkestan
by KEMP, E. G
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Powys, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket . No dustwrapper. 8vo. - First Edition - Beautifully rebound by Bayntun and Riviere of Bath in burgundy full leather w/ patterned endpapers - Gilt lettering to upper board and spine which has five raised bands - Gilt edged text block - Binder's gilt stamp to front turn-in - Content a little toned throughout - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight - xv/248 pages
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- Bookseller
- Green Ink Booksellers
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 635454
- Title
- The Face of Manchuria, Korea & Russian Turkestan
- Author
- KEMP, E. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- No dustwrapper
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Hay on Wye, Powys
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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