Boat Children of Canton
by Ward, Marion Boss
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, tattered, toned, and has several tears and chips, pages toned.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, tattered, toned, and . has several tears and chips, pages toned.. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan illustrated cloth. Illustrated endpapers and many other illustrations in color and in black and white by Helen Sewell. Front free endpaper inscribed by the author in both her English name and Chinese name, Mui Lang, and adorned with her chop mark. A story of two Chinese siblings separated from their family and houseboat after a bombing during the Sino-Japanese War and their arduous journey to be reunited with their parents, who are now working with the Generalissimo, believed to refer to Chiang Kai-Shek. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 92 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51487
- Title
- Boat Children of Canton
- Author
- Ward, Marion Boss
- Illustrator
- Helen Sewell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, tattered, toned, and has several tears and chips, pages toned.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1944
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1940s Children's Books, China Juvenile Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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