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..… ………. Antique / vintage book, all original ….. wood covers …….. made in China / printed in Chinese with English translations …….. circa 1920s …. ‘picture story book’ … featuring an ancient Chinese fable – a romance .. with full color illustrations on SILK ………. each page hand-drawn & hand-painted ……… ‘concertina’ fold-out book …. reads back to front ……..
.… ….. ‘THE PICTURE STORY OF Chen Shan & Wu Niang of Song Dynasty’…… ……… complete and clean, high mid-grade …........…..
.… ….. a famous legendary Chinese love story ….. which actually has a happy ending, and everyone lives ….. it is so famous, it was reprinted many times in early Chinese comic books ….....…..
.… …. DIFFERENT than later reprints of similar such books ………. this book was published in the early 1920s … …… EMBOSSED COVER … wood cut-out ……. CHINESE character ‘carved’ on front … it translates as … ‘FU’ …. meaning ‘Fortunes’ ……with ORIGINAL white paint …… and ….. INSIDE cover has a strip of silk with hand-lettered Chinese characters, which translates as … ………. ‘WHOLE Picture Book of Chen Shan & Wu Niang’ ……..…..
.… …….. book is complete, intact, flat pages, clean and complete …… wood covers … with a slight bow …. … high mid-grade …………….......…..
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.… …………….. no publishing or author information ……….. ………. measures 8 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches ………. solid wood, one-piece hardwood covers …………. 18 paper board pages, with 9 painted illustrations ……… .....…..
.… ……… COVER ………. superficial obvious crack in the BACK cover ............ BUT NO real effect, it remains solid and intact …. minor overall wear, minor bits of discolor, nothing major, basically clean ……… looks good ……..
.… …. INNER pages very nice …… there are a few small / TINY bits of age discolor / spots … not many ….. minimal effect ……. no stains or bad creasing ... SLIGHT ripple to ONE page …… no real effect to display…. first picture has a light crease bottom corner, MINOR effect ................... ... overall the pictures are clean, undamaged, with nice color, and look great …………….....…..
.… ……… overall, a very nice book …….. historical Asiatic culture, scarce and unique …….. hand-made …. ..............…..
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..... … SHIPPING ……… USA – …. $14 … Tracked pack ……… ………... ….…
... …. CANADA …….… ….. $15 …. includes Tracking ……...…
... … OTHER COUNTRIES – Please contact me for an exact price …… ….
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..…….……. IF SHIPPING IS CHEAPER than I stated, I will refund the difference back to the buyer………. …....….....OF COURSE, I WILL COMBINE shipping to save your money...… …….. ……... ….
.… … Postal INSURANCE – U.S.A. orders come with $100 coverage included …. more than that is extra …. ALL OTHER locations – Insurance is extra, please contact me, IF you want it ………
.... ........ FYI …. a camera lens and flash highlight and even exaggerate faults and damage to an item................ ................ Hence, in reality the item almost always .. looks better in real life .........
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….. ALSO – The Ebay Feedback system is not ACCURATE … For a better reflection of my selling reputation……. go to one of my listings……
.. … then, in the top right area, under ‘Seller Information’, you will see 'See other items’. Click on that. You will see any items I am selling.
.. Now, go to the left margin, scroll down, then click on 'SOLD LISTINGS'.........… You will now see all the things I’ve sold recently, all without a complaint.
.. eBay’s FEEDBACK in not accurate because most Buyers don’t leave Feedback. Why? I don’t know. But it’s a fact. Look in Ebay ‘Community’; many other Sellers say the same thing.
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……PERSONALLY – ………………. .........I've been an eBay seller for a long time. And I'm a good one. I have a large degree of integrity and do my utmost to ensure a fair and happy transaction. I've also bought a lot things on eBay so I know the value of a problem-free purchase. So, please, trust me; I'm doing my best for both of us. Nobody wants hassles. .. ..
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........................... REFUNDS: .. If it is an obvious mistake on my part, full or partial refunds are given. Shipping refunds are dependent on the mistake. In certain refund situations WHEN I need the item shipped back to me – which has never happened but just in case – if it is clearly my mistake, THEN return shipping could be reimbursed / paid by myself... But again, in all my years, I've never had to resort to this or anything even vaguely similar.
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