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Published by Profile Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Profile Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2015
ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In 1659, a vast and unusual map of China arrived in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It was bequeathed by John Selden, a London business lawyer, political activist, former convict, MP and the city's first Orientalist scholar. Largely ignored, it remained in the bowels of the library, until called up by an inquisitive reader. When Timothy Brook saw it in 2009, he realised that the Selden Map was 'a puzzle that had to be solved': an exceptional artefact, so unsettlingly modern-looking it could almost be a forgery. But it was genuine, and what it has to tell us is astonishing. It shows China, not cut off from the world, but a participant in the embryonic networks of global trade that fuelled the rise of Europe - and which now power China's ascent. And it raises as many question as it answers: how did John Selden acquire it? Where did it come from? Who re-imagined the world in this way? And most importantly - what can it tell us about the world at that time? Brook, like a cartographic detective, has provided answers - including a surprising last-minute revelation of authorship. From the Gobi Desert to the Philippines, from Java to Tibet and into China itself, Brook uses the map (actually a schematic representation of China's relation to astrological heaven) to tease out the varied elements that defined this crucial period in China's history. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Profile Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
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Published by Profile Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
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Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Published by Profile Books, 2015
ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.49.
Published by Profile Books, 2015
ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
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Published by Profile Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
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1st edition, 2013; with colour and B&W illustrations; dust jacket not price-clipped with slight fading to top of spine; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.
Published by London: Profile, 2013
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. xxiv 211p hardback, green cloth with white jacket, very good condition, little to no wear, binding firm, pages clean and bright like new, excellent copy Language: English.
Published by Profile Books, 2015
ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
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Published by Profile Books Ltd, 2015
ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
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ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
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ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
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Condition: New.
Published by Profile Books, 2015
ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by Profile Books, London, 2013
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Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. [xxiv] 211 pp. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Decorated rps Unclipped dustwrapper. Original invoice and Financial Times Review dated 15 February 2014 tucked within. Both book and wrapper in excellent condition.
Published by Profile Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
Seller: Cambridge Recycled Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Appears to have hardly been read. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.
Published by Profile Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
Book First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Fading to D/J spine otherwise very good.
Published by Profile Books, London, 2103
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
Seller: Coast Market Books, Mermaid Beach, QLD, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Heavy spotting to dj both front and verso and to endpapers.
Published by Profile Books London 2013, 2013
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo xxiv + 211pp., col. & b/w pls., maps, appends., index, In 1659, a vast and unusual map of China arrived in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It was bequeathed by John Selden, a London business lawyer, political activist, former convict, MP and the city's first Orientalist scholar. When Timothy Brook saw it in 2009, he realised that the Selden Map was 'a puzzle that had to be solved': an exceptional artefact, so unsettlingly modern-looking it could almost be a forgery. But it was genuine'.
Published by Profile Books Ltd Feb 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In 1659, a vast and unusual map of China arrived in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It was bequeathed by John Selden, a London business lawyer, political activist, former convict, MP and the city's first Orientalist scholar. Largely ignored, it remained in the bowels of the library, until called up by an inquisitive reader. When Timothy Brook saw it in 2009, he realised that the Selden Map was 'a puzzle that had to be solved': an exceptional artefact, so unsettlingly modern-looking it could almost be a forgery. But it was genuine, and what it has to tell us is astonishing. It shows China, not cut off from the world, but a participant in the embryonic networks of global trade that fuelled the rise of Europe - and which now power China's ascent. And it raises as many question as it answers: how did John Selden acquire it Where did it come from Who re-imagined the world in this way And most importantly - what can it tell us about the world at that time Brook, like a cartographic detective, has provided answers - including a surprising last-minute revelation of authorship. From the Gobi Desert to the Philippines, from Java to Tibet and into China itself, Brook uses the map (actually a schematic representation of China's relation to astrological heaven) to tease out the varied elements that defined this crucial period in China's history.
Published by Profile Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 1781250383ISBN 13: 9781781250389
Seller: Rons Bookshop (Canberra, Australia), Canberra, ACT, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Unread copy. This is the story of the map of China bequeathed to the Bodleian Library, Oxford in 1659 by John Selden. The map remained buried in te bowels of the library, until called up by an inquisitive reader by the name of Timothy Brook.
Published by Profile Books Ltd, 2015
ISBN 10: 1781250391ISBN 13: 9781781250396
Seller: Buchpark, Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Condition: Very Good. Condition: Very Good, Pages: 256, Size: 19.8x12.8x2.2.