Nathan K Mao (30 results)

Condition: acceptable. The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.…

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Black boards, 181pp w Selected Bibliography, illustrated with black and tan woodcuts. -- The first time in English translation. Wonderful copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Blue cloth with blue dust jacket, photos available upon request. Book has very mild rubbing to corners of cover and spine, a small inscription to front endpage, mild toning to edgeblock, and very mild annotating and underlining throughout; dust jacket has mild scuffing to cover, mild rubbing to corners of cover, modest rubbing to top edge of spine, mild rubbing to spine, and mild creasing to spine. otherwise book is in good condition with a bright cover, a solid binding, and now mylar laminated. *Photos available upon request. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. NF / NF. 1st Printing of the 1978 Washington 1st Edition thus, translated, with preface and introduction, by Nathan K. Mao and Liu Ts'un-yan. 1st English translation of novel first published 1947. Book is straight, square, tightly and evenly bound, mildly and uniformly age toned (some light age mottling along top edge) and free of markings, blemishes and gutter creasing. Cover is clean and bright, with gently rubbed and bumped front corners, mild rubbing to lower joints, otherwise sharp corners and joints, straight headcap, tail, spine, hinges and edges, and boldly legible, crisply distinct gilt stamped lettering. Minor rubbing to corners, joints and head the only discernible flaws, Dust Jacket is unclipped and encased in protective mylar. (Please see Seller images.) ISBN 0151191549. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. PLEASE CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING for additional information, details or photos. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good(-). Second revised. Octavo in teal DJ, b&w illus to front DJ, gilt to front board and spine, xxxvi, 149 pages, 23 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Book review-letter, receipt, and info sheet included. Contents: The reflections in the water -- The jackpot -- Buried treasure -- The magic mirror -- The swindler -- The elegant eunuch -- The crafty maid -- Marital frustrations -- The stoic lover -- The male heir -- Father and son -- The hermit. Short stories, Chinese -- Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Translations into English. Very mild rubbing to spine foot, pale soiling to fore-edges and front board, one and quarter inch closed tear to front DJ-rear corner, very mild frayed wear to DJ spine head and foot, less than quarter inch closed tear to front DJ-top edge, else near fine(-) in very good(-) DJ. in very good(-) dust-jacket. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG to VG-. Inscribed & signed by author (1st name only). Some rubbing & edgewear; few scuffs; some yellowing; otherwise overall clean & tight. 170 pages. Inscribed and Signed by the Author (1st name only).

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine(-). Octavo in blue DJ, xxxiv, 181 pages, b&w illustrations, 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Chinese fiction -- Translations into English. Very mild rubbing to corners, extremely gentle wear to spine head and foot, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, exceedingly mild rubbing to DJ (corners, spine head and foot), faint soiling to rear DJ, else near fine(-) in near fine(-) DJ. in near fine dust-jacket First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 608 pages. 8.51x5.51x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 608 pages. 8.51x5.51x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

paperback. Condition: New. Special order item direct from the distributor.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. new title edition. 416 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Tidy ex-library. Super octavo, hardcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, com plete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. anthology, 140 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 288p. Buckram, A fine copy, no d.j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. 302pp, octavo, red cloth with gilt titles, tight binding, clean throughout, clean boards with sharp corners, owner's stamp on bottom page edges.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. bilingual edition. 512 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. xxvi, 302p. Buckram. A fine copy, no d.j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Acceptable. Integral damage to binding e.g. cover coming away, no spine, chunks of pages falling out. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Softcover. Condition: VG-. Inscribed & signed by translator first name only (Nathan). Some rubbing & edgewear; small creases at edges & corners; couple small stains on cover; inside overall clean & tight. 259 pages Inscribed & signed by translator first name only (Nathan).