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CHINA JOURNAL; By Train Through China
by Dedmon, Emmett
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 052881821X
- ISBN 13
- 9780528818219
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: Rand McNally & Company, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Very Good. SIGNED by the Author on the half title, tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over brown boards, illustrated with photos, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) of a temple, map endpapers of China, 176 pages. Krochs & Brentanos' "1st Edition Circle" bookmark laid in. Chicago journalist Emmett Dedmon's (1918 - 1983) odyssey to the People's Republic of China provides in-depth coverage and photos of the day to day life of the Chinese people.<br /> <br /> SIGNED & in Very Good Condition! The book is tight and clean without any markings, The dust jacket is clean and unclipped with some edgewear and a clean nick or two. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8645
- Title
- CHINA JOURNAL; By Train Through China
- Author
- Dedmon, Emmett
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 052881821X
- ISBN 13
- 9780528818219
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- china, forbidden city, beijing, hong kong, photos, illustrated, mao, communism
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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