China Under the Empress Dowager, Being the HIstory of the Life and Times of Tzu Hsi
by Bland, J. O. P., and E. Backhouse
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
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Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Green cloth boards with a bit of soiling and bumping of corners. Slight sunning of spine. Early (1911) inscripton of previous owner on front flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked internally. Some foxing to endpapers but virtually fox free elsewhere. Binding is square and tight. A very nicely preserved copy.
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- David W. Bowers Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 135
- Title
- China Under the Empress Dowager, Being the HIstory of the Life and Times of Tzu Hsi
- Author
- Bland, J. O. P., and E. Backhouse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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