The Freshening Breeze
by Alley, Rewi
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
Item Price
$18.00$12.60
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About This Item
Peking (China): New World Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. iv, 182 p., [1] frontispiece portrait. Laid in is what is assumed a train ticket with notes in English. Dust Jacket is better than very good with edges worn and toned. The boards are brilliant green with bright gilt lettering; the spine ends are lightly worn; otherwise a clean, very attractive copy. Rewi Alley (1897-1987) was a New Zealand-born writer and political activist. A member of the Communist Party of China, and was a key figure in the establishment of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives and technical training schools. Alley was a prolific writer about 20th century China, and especially about the Communist revolution. He also translated numerous Chinese poems.; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9006
- Title
- The Freshening Breeze
- Author
- Alley, Rewi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New World Press
- Place of Publication
- Peking (China)
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- China - Communist, Chinese Poetry, Communism, Communist China - Poetry, New Zealand
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; History; Antiquarian & Collectible Books; Political & Social Science;
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