Book Details
Title: Fodor's Peking; Revised Edition
Author: Odile Cail
Illustrator: N/A
Publisher: David Mckay Company Inc.
Year: 1973
Impression/Edition: N/A
Cover: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Pages: 210
Dimensions:
Weight:
ISBN: 0-679-00049-6
Battle Scars:
Outside:
The Dust Jacket is entire and intact. There is shelf wear to edges, corners and ends of spine with rubbing, small creases and small tears. There are some superficial creases and scuffing to the cover. There is an old price sticker on the front.
The Hardcover beneath is well preserved. Some crushing to ends of the spine and bumping to corners and edges. Embossing on front cover and on spine is intact.
The Page Margins (seen when book is closed) are discoloured (yellowing) and have some spots/marks as pictured.
Inside:
The binding is firm and intact.
The pages are intact and clean apart from discolouration (yellowing). There are a couple of lines in the Editor's Forward that have been highlighted and underlined, however on inspection there is none further throughout the book.
Don't forget to check the photos below for a visual and make sure you are happy prior to purchase. Happy to answer questions if there is information missing.
Book Content:
Blurb -
"The latest addition to the famous Fodor guides, 'Peking', by Odile Cail, is intended for the prospective visitor, armchair traveller, or anyone who is just interested in China.
It presents an intelligent background summary of China's general history, arts, gastronomy, then leads the reader through Pekin's prestigious Imperial City and all of its other temples, museums, monuments, parks as well as he modern sections. The immensely rich sights outside the city are also included: from the Summer Palace, through the Ming Tombs to the Great Wall.
Detailed practical advice on hotels, restaurants (with expert evaluation), shopping, and all other facets of interest to the visitor make this book the most complete and up-to-date guide to Peking in existence.
A brand-new fold-out map in colour, numerous original plans of monuments and temples, together with authentic art sketches, were specifically prepared for this new guide."
Book Details
Title: Fodor's Peking; Revised Edition
Author: Odile Cail
Illustrator: N/A
Publisher: David Mckay Company Inc.
Year: 1973
Impression/Edition: N/A
Cover: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Pages: 210
Dimensions:
Weight:
ISBN: 0-679-00049-6
Battle Scars:
Outside:
The Dust Jacket is entire and intact. There is shelf wear to edges, corners and ends of spine with rubbing, small creases and small tears. There are some superficial creases and scuffing to the cover. There is an old price sticker on the front.
The Hardcover beneath is well preserved. Some crushing to ends of the spine and bumping to corners and edges. Embossing on front cover and on spine is intact.
The Page Margins (seen when book is closed) are discoloured (yellowing) and have some spots/marks as pictured.
Inside:
The binding is firm and intact.
The pages are intact and clean apart from discolouration (yellowing). There are a couple of lines in the Editor's Forward that have been highlighted and underlined, however on inspection there is none further throughout the book.
Don't forget to check the photos below for a visual and make sure you are happy prior to purchase. Happy to answer questions if there is information missing.
Book Content:
Blurb -
"The latest addition to the famous Fodor guides, 'Peking', by Odile Cail, is intended for the prospective visitor, armchair traveller, or anyone who is just interested in China.
It presents an intelligent background summary of China's general history, arts, gastronomy, then leads the reader through Pekin's prestigious Imperial City and all of its other temples, museums, monuments, parks as well as he modern sections. The immensely rich sights outside the city are also included: from the Summer Palace, through the Ming Tombs to the Great Wall.
Detailed practical advice on hotels, restaurants (with expert evaluation), shopping, and all other facets of interest to the visitor make this book the most complete and up-to-date guide to Peking in existence.
A brand-new fold-out map in colour, numerous original plans of monuments and temples, together with authentic art sketches, were specifically prepared for this new guide."
