A CHINESE CHILDHOOD
A CHINESE CHILDHOOD | Rare and modern books | Yee, Chiang
Rare and modern books
Yee, Chiang
The John Day Company,
A CHINESE CHILDHOOD
A CHINESE CHILDHOOD | Rare and modern books | Yee, Chiang
Rare and modern books
Yee, Chiang
The John Day Company,
40.00 €
(Westport,
United States of America)
Payment methods
- PayPal
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- Bank transfer
- Pubblica amministrazione
- Carta del Docente
Details
- 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
