Birdless Summer
by Han, Suyin
Birdless Summer is a biography by Han Suyin. It covers the years 1938 to 1948, her work as a midwife in Chengtu and then going to London with her husband, who was a military attache there. Also her training as a doctor, the start of the last phase of the Chinese Civil War, in which her husband died fighting for the Kuomintang. She gives a vivid picture of the final years of Kuomintang rule in mainland China, and of reactions to the Japanese invasion.
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BIRDLESS SUMMER: CHINA AUTOBIOGRAPHY HISTORY
by Han Suyin
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- 1968
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. The third volume in Han Suyin's autobiography. Covers the years 1938 to 1948, including her unique experiences as the wife of a Chinese military attache in London during the war. Very good (somewhat sunned along the top of the covers and some foxing spots on top page edges; previous owner's stamp on first… Read more about this item Item Price
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Birdless Summer: China, Autobiography, History
by Han, Suyin
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Jonathan Cape, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. the jacket is shelf rubbed and a little edgeworn.mild tanning and foxing on both book and jacket.one inscription.light marks.well bound.good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
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Birdless Summer
by Han Suyin
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Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. jacket is rubbed, edge worn and taped. tanning. previous price notation on jacket. boards are also edge worn. small book stamps. light foxing and marks. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
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Birdless Summer; China: Autobiography, History
by Suyin, Han
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London: Jonathan Cape [0-224-61471-1] 1968. (Hardcover) 347pp. Very good in very good plus dust jacket. Top edge stained dark blue, illustrated endpapers, maps, photographs. Splayed and lightly edgeworn. "The events of Chinese history betwen 1938 and 1948 are vividly reconstructed in this third volume of Han Suyin's autobiography. The story of her unhappy marriage… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Han Suyin
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G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1968. First Edition Thus. 347 pages. Purple illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white photographic plates to mid-section. Maps near front. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight… Read more about this item Item Price
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Birdless Summer
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Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1968. Hardcover. Good. 1968. First Edition. 347 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with noticeable foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Child's drawing has been taped onto front endpaper. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild… Read more about this item Item Price
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Birdless Summer
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/very good. blue cloth, gilt lettering, dust jacket, mylar wrapped, 347 pp
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Birdless Summer (China : Autobiography, History, Book 3)
by Suyin, Han
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Birdless summer
by Suyin Han
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Birdless Summer : China, Autobiography, History
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Birdless Summer
by Han Suyin
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BIRDLESS SUMMER
by Suyin, Han
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New York: G. P. Putnams Sons. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 347 pages; The dust jacket has a chip out of the top edge of the spine, also a small tear on the back cover as well as staining. The book is otherwise well taken care of. . Item Price
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Birdless Summer (China : Autobiography, History, Book 3)
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Birdless Summer
by Han Suyin
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London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Great copy. Light wear to spine ends and previous owners Singapore address to front free end paper. Fore edge is lightly marked but internally clean and bright throughout. DJ is in lovelyl condition, now in protective wrap (see pictures). All our books… Read more about this item Item Price
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Birdless Summer (China : Autobiography, History, Book 3)
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Birdless summer;: China, autobiography, history
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Birdless summer;: China, autobiography, history
by Han, Suyin
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BIRDLESS SUMMER
by Han Suyin
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(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) This third volume in Han Suyin's autobiography covers the years between 1938 and 1948, which were dominated politically by the Japanese invasion and the decline of Chiang Kaishek's power. Ex library with dewey number on spine and title page. Date label removed from back endpaper. No obvious marks. (Published: 1968) (Publisher: Jonathan Cape)… Read more about this item Item Price
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Birdless Summer (China : Autobiography, History, Book 3)
by Han Suyin
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