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Oil for the Lamps of China
de Hobart, Alice Tisdale (1882 - 1967)
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Librería
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
Cassell and Company, Ltd, London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney, 1937. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Pale blue coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Set in the last years of the Ch'ing Dynasty, and deals with an young American oil representative and of his experiences as the Imperial dynasty fades. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges rubbing of the top book corners and lower book edges. Some marks and sunning to the back strip with a few light marks to the book panels. Age toning of the text block edges and pages with scattered foxing to the text block edges. Offset tanning to the end pages with gift inscription to the free front end page. The hinge has cracked between the half title page and title page, with the underlying webbing visible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 392 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; China; Romance. Inventory No: 0127056. .
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Detalles
- Librería
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0127056
- Título
- Oil for the Lamps of China
- Autor
- Hobart, Alice Tisdale (1882 - 1967)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Dust Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Reprint
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Cassell and Company, Ltd
- Lugar de publicación
- London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney
- Fecha de publicación
- 1937
- Palabras clave
- BZDB2 novel, China, oil company, romance Fiction; China; Romance. Unbranded Hobart, Alice Tisdale (1882 - 1967) Oil for the Lamps of China
Términos de venta
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
Sobre el vendedor
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
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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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
