History - Southeast Asia

New York: The John Day Company, 1944 Black cloth, vi, 360 pp, map, illustrations at chapter heads. Top corners bumped, damp stain near top of front board, a few smudges on both boards. According to the Author's Note, Landon has condensed the story contained in Anna Harriette Leonowens' two books, The English Governess at the Siamese Court (Boston, 1870) and The Romance of the Harem (Boston, 1872), added details from Anna's letters and other sources, and changed the form from first person to historical narrative. This book is the basis for the play Anna and the King, and for the musical The King and I.. 9th ptg. . VG/No dj. 22 X 15 cm. more information

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New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993 Quarter black cloth with red paper-covered boards, blue foil titles on spine, 431 pp, 5 maps, 32 charts, footnotes, index. DJ has a 1 cm tear at bottom and a tiny nick at top of front joint, else as new; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "China's economy is actually several times larger than is traditionally reported, and even if it slows substantially, it is likely to surpass the economy of the United States early in the twenty-first century. This is the story of that growth, told authoritatively and in unique detail by a close and astute observer.". First Edition. . As New/Near Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm. more information

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New York & London: Frederick A. Praeger, 1964 Published for the Council on Foreign Relations. Black cloth, gilt titles on spine, x, 325 pp, footnotes, index. Pencil notes on ffep & occasional pencil marks in margins. DJ spine sunned, spine ends & corners rubbed & slightly chipped, 2 cm tear with creasing to bottom edge of front panel; in Brodart archival cover. Recent Philippine history & current affairs, circa 1963. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/VG. 21½ X 14½ cm. more information

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