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The Wallet of Kai Lung: Available Copies
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Seller: Wonder Book (Frederick, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $6.99
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $6.99
Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Bramah, Ernest
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781655047039
Publisher: Independently Published (2020)
Seller: Better World Books (Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $7.63
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $7.63
Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Penguin Books (1954)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.84
Shipping: $6.41
TOTAL Cost: $13.25
1954. Reprinted. 223 pages. Orange striped penguin cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Bramah, Ernest
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London (1927)
Seller: Lowry's Books (Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $7.50
Shipping: $5.95
TOTAL Cost: $13.45
General wear and rubbing on the book given age. Text blocks are yellowed. This book is published as part of the Traveller's Library editions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: George H. Doran, New York ()
Seller: David R. Smith - Bookseller (Ashby, MA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $16.37
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $16.37
8vo, bound in illustrated boards, orange cloth spine, spine label is chipped at edges, staining on spine cloth, original owners bookplate on back of front board, no d.j.
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THE WALLET OF KAI LUNG by Bramah, Ernest
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: The Richards Press Ltd (1946), London (1946)
Seller: Alkahest Books (Deerfield, IL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $6.50
TOTAL Cost: $16.50
With an introduction by Grant Richards. Small octavo, (5" wide by 7 1/8" tall), yellow cloth covers, xi [1] 1-299 pages. Small old bookstore label on rear endpaper. Dust jacket price clipped, chipped at head of spine and top edge of rear panel. 061508A
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Seller: Ezreads Publications (LUVERNE, MN, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $14.99
Shipping: $3.00
TOTAL Cost: $17.99
The Wallet of Kai Lung is a collection of fantasy stories by Ernest Bramah, all but the last of which feature Kai Lung, an itinerant story-teller of ancient China. Although the collection is presented in the fashion of a novel, with each of its component stories designated chapters, there is no overall plot aside from each of the first eight tales being presented as narratives told by Kai Lung at various points in his itinerant career. The final tale is represented as being from a manuscript left by its own separate first-person narrator, Kin Yen.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Bramah, Ernest
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: The Richards Press Ltd (1946)
Seller: Recycle Bookstore (San Jose, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $12.95
Shipping: $5.75
TOTAL Cost: $18.70
Reprint, Yellow cloth. Spine is toned modestly, upper right corners show modest wear and small bumps, a few light smudges to covers. otherwise a clean and presentable copy, with a solid binding and clean pages.
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THE WALLET OF KAI-LUNG by Ernest Bramah
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Richards Press (1951)
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS (webster, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $12.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $19.00
Mildly tanned spine and very light bump to spine head. Word scrawled in pencil at top right of front free end paper. Jacket is chipped at head and tail of spine. 2 triangular small chips at top edge of rear cover. Another at bottom edge. Lightly soiled. Front panel is price clipped. Good Reprint.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Bramah, Ernest
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London (1934)
Seller: Counterpane Books (Frazier Park, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $20.00
1934 ""Traveller's Library" printing hardcover, bound in blue cloth, with gilt lettering and illustration on spine, is in G condition, having a wrinkle near bottom of front cover; light surface and edge wear to covers; some foxing to endpaper sections; light old dampstain noticed in front section of book, near top pages. A collection of short stories featuring the Chinese character of Kai Lung, often involving fantasy elements. Fiction. Short stories. Fantasy. British.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Jonathan Cape (1929)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $13.69
Shipping: $6.41
TOTAL Cost: $20.10
1929. Reprinted. 285 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $13.69
Shipping: $6.41
TOTAL Cost: $20.10
1937. Reprint. 256 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover and jacket. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has moderate edge wear with noticeable creasing and chipping. Moderate tanning and markings. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. Light tanning to spine and edges.
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