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Stitching Porcelain: After Matteo Ricci in Sixteenth-Century China
by Larsen, Deborah
- Used
- Near Fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New Directions, 1991. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" ix + 61pp. Illustrated wrappers. In Fine Condition. Review blurb by Denise Levertov on rear cover. Inscribed by the author to Levertov on the half title page: For Denise with thanks and great affection (signed) Deborah / June 16, 1991.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005507039
- Title
- Stitching Porcelain: After Matteo Ricci in Sixteenth-Century China
- Author
- Larsen, Deborah
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Poetry, Levertov, , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
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7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
Arundel Books stunning new store is located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, and has an eclectic stock that will satisfy both the avid reader and discriminating collector.
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- 12mo
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Blurb
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- Trade Paperback
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- First Edition
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- Wrappers
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