The Story Of The Circle Of Chalk-Frances Hume-VERY RARE Limited Edition-Slipcase

Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, Limited Edition of The Story Of The Circle Of Chalk. A Drama from the Old Chinese.Translated by Frances Hume.With illustrations by John Buckland-Wright. Story Classics Edition. An Exceedingly Small Printing!! "limited to 3,000 copies, and the type destroyed." This is the TRUE First Edition/First Printing of Title!! Special Limited Edition!! A Scarce and Increasingly Hard to Find Book!! Original Slipcase!! Hardcover.Decorative boards and spine.Black and yellow.Gilt lettering and decorations on the front and spine.Colors still vibrant and on full display! Numerous, beautiful color illustrations.Original tissue papers, some attached and some loose. Published by The Rodale Press. A TRUE First Edition/First Printing.Special Limited Edition. This rare treasure has some clearly visible wear/age, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf wear along with scuffing/marks/wear to the spine/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, and marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text, particularly noticeable on certain pages.There is also a piece of tape and accompanying mark on the rear pastedown, (inside rear board).The tape/mark/area has been closely photographed for your consideration.All of the wear previously mentioned is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. The original slipcase is present but, unfortunately, has some very noticeable wear!The wear includes extensive scuffing, marks and rips.The wear is particularly noticeable on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges.The wear is considerable and should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear is clearly visible!The wear to the slipcase is extensive!All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles have been taken for your consideration/inspection.Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification.Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!

Price: 49.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2024-05-23T19:08:10.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD