Pale Ink: Two Ancient Records of Chinese Exploration in America
by Henriette Mertz
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois: Henriette Mertz, 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. An important study of two ancient Chinese documents relating to America, with maps, cancel slip over imprint,158 pages. Inscription on front endpaper reads "Frank E. Taplin 1961 from Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Washington D.C.". Frank Taplin was a lawyer, philanthropist, poet and president of the Metropolitan Opera. Mrs.Robert Woods Bliss was the wife of Robert Woods Bliss an American diplomat, art collector, philanthropist, and one of the co-founders of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C. Book has some mild damp stains to edges of the cloth, light bump to corners. Dust jacket in mylar, no chips or tears just some minor wear.
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- The Book Shelf (US)
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- 017582
- Title
- Pale Ink: Two Ancient Records of Chinese Exploration in America
- Author
- Henriette Mertz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Henriette Mertz
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- HISTORY TRAVELS AND VOYAGES, EXPLORATION
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