1910 The Chinese John Stuart Thomson Illustrated Very Scarce First Edition

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Chinese John Stuart Thomson [1910] T. Werner Laurie : London 8.5" by 6" [8], 441pp SUMMARY John Stuart Thomson's vanishingly scarce study on the Chinese, an interesting volume on the culture and lives of those living in China, the first edition of this illustrated work. First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, no record of this having sold previously at auction.Exploring the live of those living in China, this is an interesting study on the native of the country, and of foreigners who have settled there. In this work John Stuart Thomson provides an exploration of humour, politics, literature, art, climate, religion, and commerce in China, including a chapter on Japan's commercial example to China. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one double-paged colour map, two colour maps, and forty-six plates.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a damp stain to the head of the boards. Light rubbing to the spine and to the extremities. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, lighter bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down, and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional scattered spot. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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