Japanese Literature : An Introduction for Western Readers
by Keene, Donald
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/VG (-)
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1953 From the Wisdom of the East series. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His name inked to the ffep. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 114 numbered pp +4; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, sm frontis; a.e. lt tanned, t.e. a bit dusty. Cover: gray, orange device front, orange titles front/spine; lt shelfwear, spine bumped in several locations. DJ: clipped, gray, brown device front, brown titles front/spine; modest edge/shelfwear w/ several sm dampstains, head/tail tattered, spine sunned, price sticker back.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035897
- Title
- Japanese Literature : An Introduction for Western Readers
- Author
- Keene, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- VG (-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- True First Edition (stated)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Japan, Languahe
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Independent Books
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Long Beach, Washington
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Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...