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The Wallet of Kai Lung: Available Copies
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The Wallet of Kai Lung. by: Ernest Bramah ( include The Transmutation of Ling, A NOVELLA; and eight short stories. ) by Bramah, Ernest
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Jonathan Cape (1930)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $5.70
Shipping: $6.25
TOTAL Cost: $11.95
1930. Reprint. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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THE WALLET OF KAI LUNG by Bramah, Ernest
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Penguin rpt.1937 : ( 3 other books by this author also available.) Format: paperback. Reduced postage on multiple orders. (1937)
Seller: Mr.G.D.Price (Mansfield, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $4.68
Shipping: $7.77
TOTAL Cost: $12.45
name inside, VG in VG D/W
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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: $6.67
Shipping: $6.25
TOTAL Cost: $12.92
1954. Reprint. 223 pages. Paperback book with orange 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. Overall a good condition item. 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 Ernest Bramah
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Penguin Books (1940)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $6.69
Shipping: $6.25
TOTAL Cost: $12.94
1940. Reprinted. 223 pages. Orange striped penguin cover. Slight cracking to binding, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges with splits to spine edges. Small tear to bottom edge of front cover. Pencil inscription to front cover. Foxing overall.
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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: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $13.00
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 Bramah, Ernest
Paperback
ISBN: 9780195840506
Publisher: Oxford University Press (China) (1986)
Seller: Goldstone Books (Llandybie, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $4.20
Shipping: $9.06
TOTAL Cost: $13.26
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: John Baker (1971)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $7.32
Shipping: $6.25
TOTAL Cost: $13.57
1971. Reprinted. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is bright and clear. Heavy wear and bleaching marks to boards.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Jonathan Cape (1928)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $8.66
Shipping: $6.25
TOTAL Cost: $14.91
1928. No edition remarks. 285 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Half torn off page in adverts to rear. Moderate tanning and foxing to text block edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable droplets to boards. Mild creasing to front board. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Penguin (1940)
Seller: Cracabond Books (Durham, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.67
Shipping: $8.62
TOTAL Cost: $15.29
A fair condition Penguin fiction paperback published 1940. Main series no.39. The cover has some spotting and a small tear to the top of the spine. The binding is good. The pages are complete and clean, tanned at the edges but the text is clear.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Methuen (1927)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $10.37
Shipping: $6.25
TOTAL Cost: $16.62
1927. Eighth Edition. 254 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Some marks and staining to surfaces. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.
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The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Penguin (1937)
Seller: Cracabond Books (Durham, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $8.01
Shipping: $8.62
TOTAL Cost: $16.63
A good condition Penguin fiction paperback published 1937. Main series no.39. The cover is clean and unmarked and has some rubbing to the edges of the spine. The binding is good. The pages are complete and clea, tanned at the edges but the text is clear.
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