History of the Chinese Secret Service, A
by Deacon, Richard
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. 523 pages, hardcover. Original orange cloth, gilt titles to spine. Illustrated with black & white photographic plates. Heavily researched history of espionage in China, from the past to modern times. Fading, soiling, and bumping to spine. Age-soiling and rubbing to text block. Edgewear, light soiling, and rubbing to boards. Mild warp to front panel. Binding slightly precarious. Unmarked. A nice reading copy. Record # 951412
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Street Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 951412
- Title
- History of the Chinese Secret Service, A
- Author
- Deacon, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Frederick Muller Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- History, China, 1st, , .
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Glossary
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- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....