HISTORY OF CHINA AND ITS INHABITANTS, VOL. I (WITH FOLD-OUT MAP); (Harper's Family Library No. LXXX)
by Davis, John Francis
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff Street, 1836. Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo. Brown(ed?) paper-covered boards with black lettering in black ruled frame. Volume I (of II). Front board all-but-detached. Some peeling with loss of paper to spine. Catalogue of entire Harper's Family Library printed on rear, very sunned. Rubbing to extremities. Light foxing throughout, but quite easily readable. 3 in. closed tear to map.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86800
- Title
- HISTORY OF CHINA AND ITS INHABITANTS, VOL. I (WITH FOLD-OUT MAP); (Harper's Family Library No. LXXX)
- Author
- Davis, John Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stereotype Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff Street
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1836
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....