Lyrics from the Chinese
by Waddell, Helen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Constable & Company Limited, London, 1942. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. introduction by author. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured title to the front panel and backstrip. A series of short Chinese poems, from before the birth of Christ. Softening and rubbing of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Flecking of the book panels with Browning and scattered foxing to the textbook edges. Age toning of the pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII - XIV, 41, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; China; Inventory No: 0119141. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0119141
- Title
- Lyrics from the Chinese
- Author
- Waddell, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable & Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- BZDB2 poetry, Chinese, ancient Poetry; China; Unbranded Waddell, Helen Lyrics from the Chinese
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About 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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- Gilt
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