The Chinese Reader's Manual. A Handbook of Biographical, Historical, Mythological, and General Literary Reference
Language: English
Published by Reference Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1924
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Picture This Gallery (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), Sunningdale, United KingdomPicture This Gallery (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
AbeBooks seller since October 16, 2016
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 35.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Later printing, 1924, of book originally published in Peking in 1874. Octavo, pp 444. Bound in red cloth covered hard boards, gilt lettering to the spine. No jacket. A label pasted to the bottom of the title page notes "Sales Agents The French Bookstore Peiping 1932". Armorial bookplate of Patrick D. Coates to the front pastedown. Coates was the author of the highly regarded 1988 book "The China Consuls". Generally clean within, some staining to the margins only of pages 190-195. Overall in Very Good condition.
Seller Inventory # X871
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Chinese Reader's Manual. A Handbook of Biographical, Historical, Mythological, and General Literary Reference
- Author
- MAYERS, William Frederick
- Publisher
- Reference Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press
- Publication year
- 1924
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Seller catalogs
- China
Picture This Gallery (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
Sunningdale, United Kingdom
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Picture This is a long established business specializing in fine and antiquarian books, maps, vintage posters and fine art photography. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association.
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Picture This International Limited
40-50 Tottenham Street, 1st Floor, Arthur Stanley House
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