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Li Hung-Chang
by Bland, J. O. P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company 1917. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 327pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Frontispiece, notes, bibliography, index. Lightly worn and faded on the spine, spotting on the front matter, the back cover is dampstained in two vertical streaks, and a previous owner's label on the front free endpaper. "As I was making my way out of the house I was suddenly brought face to face with LI Hung-Chang, who was being ushered in to hear a debate. A wondrously tall, beneficent-looking stranger from another world he seemed- glorious in his blue robes, dignified in his gait and bearing, and beaming with courtly smiles of appreciation at all he saw" - from the General Editor's Preface. Time Period 19th Century. Preface by Basil Williams. Locale: China. (History--China, Administration, Diplomacy, International Relations).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 149567
- Title
- Li Hung-Chang
- Author
- Bland, J. O. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- History--China, Administration, Diplomacy, International Relations, Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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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...
- Cloth
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- 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...