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Rare and modern books

Yee, Chiang

A CHINESE CHILDHOOD

The John Day Company, 1952

40.00 €

Complete Traveller

(Westport, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1952
Place of printing
New York
Author
Yee, Chiang
Publishers
The John Day Company
Keyword
China
Binding
Hardcover

Description

DJ price clipped. Glue residue on front free endpaper due from a removed bookplate. Light tape residue on rear endpaper. Bookplate. ; Chiang Yee - the renowned author of the Silent Traveller series - is describing his early childhood of growing up in China until the age of 15. He describes the daily life in a household of over 30 people. During the Revolution of 1912 the family moved temporarily to the country. Including 100 b&w drawings, color frontispiece and 7 color illustrations that Yee considers his best work. The final chapter (conclusion) is written especially for this first American Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii, 303 pages

Condizioni: very good in very good+ dust jacket
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