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The Heart of the Dragon
de Clayre, Alasdair
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002721155
- ISBN 13
- 9780002721158
- Librería
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
Harvill Press and William Collins and Sons & Co. Ltd, London, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. XXII, 282 pages, last blank, acknowledgements, chronological table, maps of China's boundaries, note on Chinese names and terms, preface by author, notes, illustration credits and index. Map illustrated frontispiece, showing China and her various borders. Illustrated title page by Patrick Trocktor. The text is illustrated with copious black-and-white and coloured photography, reproductions of contemporary illustrations, paintings and sculpture, maps and paintings. Red coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Bumping into the head and to the heel of the backstrip and rubbing to the book corners. The spine is very slightly cocked. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a Chinese dragon as drawn by Ean Taylor, photographic back dustwrapper panel. Green and white writing on the front panel and spine. Rubbing to the dustwrapper corners and there is crinkling to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. A few marks to the dustwrapper. On the lower right-hand corner of the front panel there has been a sticker placed at an angle stating " A Channel Four Book ". A book about China, its history, social life and Customs and most of all its people. The book is based upon a Channel Four documentary series of the same name. This is the first UK edition. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Social History; Art -- History and Theory; History -- China; China; ISBN: 0002721155. ISBN/EAN: 9780002721158. Inventory No: 0105185. . 9780002721158
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Detalles
- Librería
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0105185
- Título
- The Heart of the Dragon
- Autor
- Clayre, Alasdair
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002721155
- ISBN 13
- 9780002721158
- Editorial
- Harvill Press and William Collins and Sons & Co. Ltd
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1984
- Palabras clave
- BZDB2 China -- History, China -- Social Life and Customs History; Social History; Art -- History and Theory; History -- China; China; Unbranded ISBN: 0002721155 EAN: 9780002721158 Clayre, Alasdair The Heart of the Dragon
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Social History; History -- China; Art -- History and Theory;
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
Sobre Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
