Books about Asian history, culture, language etc.
University of California Press, 1993. Softcover. 183 pages. Pages are clean. No writing, highlighting or underlining. Cover is beginning to curl slightly and there are very minor corner bumps.
New York: The Noonday Press, Inc., 1957. 8VO Hardcover. 118 ppg. Text is clean, no writing or creases. Binding is tight & hinges are secure. Jacket is untorn & protected in mylar. Orange cloth boards have tanning from age. Navy blue front end papers are unmarked.
London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co.; and Archibald Constable and Co, 1823. Rebound Hardcover. Rebound hardcover containing original pages. All plates are present and intact. Mild rippling throughout. Minimal foxing. Text is still bright and clear. Binding is tight and strong. Rebound professionally. Slight wear to boards and bumping to corners.....
The University of Wisconsin Press, 2009. 8Vo Softcover. 659pp. Text is bright on unmarked pages. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are secure. Covers are glossy with a light upcurl on front; minimal shelf wear. Spine is uncreased.
Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1984. 1st ed. 4th printing. Paperback. 12mo. 260ppg. Text is clean and unmarked, though there is an ex-libris sticker and a bookstore stamp on the half title page. The spine is slightly canted and sun bleached but hinges are intact and barely creased. Corners are bumped.....
Archipelago Press, 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. 4to. 112pp. Text is unmarked with plenty of lovely photographs throughout. Brown cloth boards are clean with pointed corners and shiny gilt titling. Gilt titled spine is square with hinges tight. DJ is unclipped in like new condition.