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Dell Publishing, 1966-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Like New.
Lady Wu - a true story by Lin Yutang - 1957
by Lin Yutang
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Lady Wu - a true story
by Lin Yutang
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William Heinemann, London, 1957. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Age spotting to closed edges of pages and a small amount throughout the book. Wear and tear to extremities of dust wrapper. General age and reading wear. 246 pages. No internal inscriptions. No torn or missing pages.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sociology & Culture; China; Early (0-1000 AD); History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54362. .
- Bookseller Turn the Page Books (AU)
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- Book Condition Used - Good Condition
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- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher William Heinemann
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1957
- Keywords BZDB25 Sociology & Culture; China; Early (0-1000 AD); History. Lin Yutang Lady Wu - a true story
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Lady Wu
by Yutang, Lin
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Lady Wu - A True Story
by Yutang, Lin
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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William Heinemann, London . Toronto, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. Preface by author and House of Tang family tree. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as for the frontispiece, with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The biography of Empress Wu Tsertien, who, in the seventh century became the Empress of China. Once the mistress of the Emperor Taitsung, who through charm, despotic use of power, murder  up to and including her own children and grandchildren  wielded immense power up to almost to a death at 83. " ... But although she was responsible for a reign of terror and political purges on a scale only equalled in our own times, she was adored by her subjects and was undoubtedly a woman of great fascination and intelligence."  from front fold over panel blurb.…
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Lady Wu: A True Story
by Yutang, Lin
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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London: Heinemann, 1957. 1st edition. Very nice copy. small octavo. hardback with dust jacket xiv + 245pp., colour frontis., The biography of Empress Wu Tsertien, who, in the seventh century became the Empress of China. Once the mistress of the Emperor Taitsung, who through charm, despotic use of power, murder, up to and including her own children and grandchildren. She wielded immense power up to her death at 83. Neat ownership signature o/w a nice copy
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Lady Wu
by Yutang, Lin
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9789997412522 / 9997412524
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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G.P. Putnam's Sons. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Lady Wu: A True Story
by YUTANG, LIN
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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William Heinemann 1957. FIRST EDITION, octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 245pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, spine sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & intials to rear eps, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling & staining to spine & covers)
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Lady Wu: A Novel
by Yutang, Lin
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- Used - Very Good+
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. Textblock very clean and tight; Black cloth spine bumped and faded at the head and foot, yellow marbled paper boards; Unclipped dust jacket, chip at head of spine, small tears at the foot of the spine, rubbed and rippled edges, small chips to the corners, mylar sleeved for safe-keeping. 255p.. Quarter Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Title Illustration/Chart. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Lady Wu
by Yutang, Lin
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Belfast, Maine, United States
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An exceptional copy of this important novel. 255 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
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