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85114601London 1925 Cape. Black cloth spine over color decorated boards 464p. index very good corners bit bumped & worn contents clean frontispiece taped many text illustrations fold out map. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION Exceptionally well written full of her observations and experiences. Covers literary background of the Great River Chinese idea of a garden symbolism of the Forbidden City great Buddhist temple of T'ai Shan cult of the Spiritual Magistrates of City Walls and City Moats. With a synopsis of Chinese history from legendary times to the founding of the Republic. unknown
85114605London 1925 Cape. Black cloth spine over color decorated boards 464p. index very good corners bit bumped & worn contents clean frontispiece taped many text illustrations fold out map. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION Exceptionally well written full of her observations and experiences. Covers literary background of the Great River Chinese idea of a garden symbolism of the Forbidden City great Buddhist temple of T'ai Shan cult of the Spiritual Magistrates of City Walls and City Moats. With a synopsis of Chinese history from legendary times to the founding of the Republic. unknown
85114603London 1925 Cape. FIRST EDITION. Decorated boards very good 464p. biographical index fold out map many text il- lustrations. FIRST EDITION Exceptionally well written full of her observations and experiences. Covers literary background of the Great River Chinese idea of a garden symbolism of the Forbidden City great Buddhist temple of T'ai Shan cult of the Spiritual Magistrates of City Walls and City Moats. With a synopsis of Chinese history from legendary times to the founding of the Republic. unknown
1938355490724445London: Cape 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: Jonathan Cape 1938. First UK Edition. Publisher's dark-pink boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Red top-edge. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. Black and white illustrations xiv 324pp. Includes bibliography and index. A fine copy in a VG price-clipped dustwrapper with a slightly darkened spine a hint of wear to the spine tips and the extremities and with a short closed tear to the top-edge of the back panel. Biographies of significant and incredible Chinese women women poets calligraphists painters educators and warriors from ancient to modern times are collated by Florence Ayscough a sinologist writer and translator of Chinese literature. The author paints through facts poetry and pictures the "then" and "now" of life for professional women - in childhood girlhood marriage education and professional life. She dwells admiringly on the 3 remarkable Soong sisters who became wives and able counselors of H H Kung Sun Yat-Sen and Chiang Kai-Shek. Uncommon. Photographs/scans available upon request. Cape hardcover
1937166490Boston.: Houghton & Mifflin. 1937. Black and white illutrations xiv 324pp index bibliography upper endpaper corner creased endpapers browned small indent on lower edge hardback with some shelf wear good copy. Biographies of significant and incredible Chinese women from ancient to modern times collated by Florence Ayscough a sinologist writer and translator of Chinese literature. . Houghton & Mifflin. hardcover
1331384109.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1921058383Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin 1921. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 227pp.adverts; HB quarter-bound; red w/purple&gilt; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; spine sunned; bookplate; some lt.tan w/endpaper tipped-in; cleantight pgs. English translations of Chinese poetry. Signed by Amy Lowell on tipped-in endpaper. <br/> <br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1023347547.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1025408993.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1014080762.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1921165779Shanghai.: Commercial Press. 1921. 58pp. Staples rusted upper wrapper and pastedown chipped with loss spine little chipped at tail a good copy. 19 x 13cm.<P> <P> <b>When referring to this item please quote stockid 165779</b> . Commercial Press. unknown
1921216194Shanghai.: The Commercial Press Limited. 1921. 58pp original wrappers. Staples rusted spine little chipped at tail a very good copy. 19 x 13cm.<P> <P> <b>When referring to this item please quote stockid 216194</b> . The Commercial Press, Limited. unknown
192168482Shanghai: Commercial Press Limited 1921. 12mo pp. 7.5 x 5 in. pp. 4 58; printed paper wrappers; lower wrapper chipped text clean and sound very good. Commercial Press, Limited unknown
18742being a bibliography for the student and a synopsis of Chinese history. Shanghai : Commercial Press 1921. Octavo printed wrappers soiled pp. pp. iv; 58. Scarce Shanghai imprint. unknown
1355173760.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1025288831.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1258044307.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1013802195.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
023605Boston: Houghton Mifflin 759. 450 pages. Red cloth binding. Black cloth spine. Blue lettering on spine. Side edges untrimmed. Top and bottom of spine are lightly creased and faded. All 4 corners of binding are bent and frayed. A few very small stains on binding. All around a great book in good condition. Pictures upon request. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
192912485London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good with no dust jacket; Original blk cloth spine with red cloth . over boards with new spine lable; new red cloth over boards; original . endsheets owners name and date 1930; No marks or writing clean tight . binding;. 1929. Hardcover. Includes an Historical Year Record a Biographical Index and a Topographical Note as Well as fold out Maps Plans and Illustrations: ; Vol. 1; 450 pages . Jonathan Cape hardcover
193434183jonathan cape 1934 hardback book in very good to near fine conditiondust jacket is goodmissing small chip at top corner of spineinscribed by the authorto mrs stockwelldated 1934 in shanghai. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. jonathan cape hardcover
1888896F4London: F. V. White & Co; Ward and Downey 1888-1890 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Three very scarce late nineteenth century first editions bound together. Featuring the novels 'A Strange Enchantment' 'The Voyage of the Ark' and 'City and Suburban'. Three very scarce first editions bound in one. Each with an individual title page and pagination.The first work is the 1889 first edition of novel 'A Strange Enchantment' by B. L. Farjeon an English novelist playwright printer and journalist known for his prolific output publishing nearly sixty novels.The second work is the 1888 first edition of 'The Voyage of the Ark as Related by Dan Banim' by F. M. Allen a pseudonym of Irish novelist Edmund Downey.The third and final work is the 1890 first edition of novel 'City and Suburban' by English actress and writer Florence Alice Price who wrote under her stage name 'Florence Warden'. She published many works between the 1870s and 1920s.With the inscription Harry Kearsley Please Return to the head of a front blank and pasted to the head of the contents leaf of the second work.Three very scarce first editions. In a half calf binding with marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to back strip and head of joints. Externally very smart. Internally firmly bound. Inscription to a front blank with former owner's signature pasted to the head of the contents leaf of the second work. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good F. V. White & Co; Ward and Downey hardcover
0292707754.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1998Q-029270870XUniversity of Texas Press 1998-11-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! University of Texas Press paperback