The Wise Man From the West

New York: Image Books, 1957. First paperback edition. Paperback. 276p. A softcover book in very good condition. Spine creased, tanned, and slightly cockeyed. Bookplate inside front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. Image Books D44.

account of the travels of Matteo Ricci in 16th century China 9 plates. 3 maps.short bibliography

Harvill Press, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. Original stiff card covers; in very good shape; no tears, chips or creases, just mildly rubbed and edge-worn. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels.

New York: Dutton, 1955. 300p., very good hardcover in a dustjacket with a closed edge tear. On Matteo Ricci.

Harvill Press, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Paperback.

Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked copy. Light creasing to spine. Small stain to outer edges. Gift inscription to previous owner. Reprint of 1955 history of Matteo Ricci, 16th century Jesuit missionary to China.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. (UK) Presumed 1st eidtion, No markings, but the lower corner tips of cover are bumped, Very Good in price-clipped Good only dust jacket with spine panel darkened with some spotting there from rain(?). DJ is in mylar sleeve. Boards, 300pp, index, colour frontis portrait, maps, and B&W plates. This is an account of… Read more about this item

Hart Davis, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1955. No Edition Remarks. 300 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth with silver lettering. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages with mild foxing to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor… Read more about this item

Readers Union, Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The travels and life of Matteo Ricci in China. Firm covers are lightly marked, silver lettering on the spine,sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already… Read more about this item

Harvill Press, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. Very good trade paperback shows a previous owner name at top of first page and some mild shelf wear and rubbing to wraps along with bit of soil to page edges. 300 pages with a couple of maps. Still a solid copy of this "..first fully documented contact between West and East.… Read more about this item

Rupert Hart Davis, 1955. 1st edition.. Hardback. Imitation cloth, dj, VG/G. 300pp, colour frontis, 8 b/w plates, b/w maps, index, spine of the edge worn & foxed dustjacket yellowed, bookplate, a good reading copy. A biography of Matteo Ricci who founded the first Christian Mission in China.

United Kingdom: Fontana. Fair. 1961. Paperback. A good used 1961 Fontana paperback creased to the spine, lightly creased/edge-worn covers, no writing or stamps, tanned pages a little tanned to the text-block edges. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .

London: Rupert Hart Davis, 1955 red paper wraps over sewn collations, front flap detached, minor foxing, 300pp + col maps and col frontis, small grease mark to front panel, Matteo Ricci was a Christian missionary who went to China in 1582, wrappers are soiled and worn but contents VG, proof copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over… Read more about this item

Harvill Press, 1999-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. No marks noted in text, pbAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Rupert Hart-Davis 1955. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a dust jacket, price unclipped, in good condition but with casual foxing.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Rupert Hart-Davis 1955 edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket, including foxing.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Rupert Hart-Davis 1955 edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket.

London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Octavo. Type: Book 1st printing. Light foxing to end paper, otherwise fine. DJ shows use, chipping to head of spine and overall foxing.

New York: E. P. Dutton. 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Light foxing on FEP and rear panel. Chipping at spine crown. .

Fontana Books, 1961. Paperback. Good. 1961. 288 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.