The Lady who Loved Insects.
by WALEY, Arthur (translates)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Blackamore Press, London., 1929. First edition. Octavo. 38 pages. One of 550 numbered copies. Four dry-point etchings by Hermine David. Cream silk covers. Top edge gilt. A story translated from the Japanese. Near fine. Lacks the card slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WALEYART006924
- Title
- The Lady who Loved Insects.
- Author
- WALEY, Arthur (translates)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- The Blackamore Press, London.
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- chinese
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Ellis bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
LONDON
About Peter Ellis bookseller
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Glossary
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...