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The Life of Chiang Kai-Shek
by Hsiung, S.I
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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League City, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Peter Davies, Ltd, 1940. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. 398 pages. First edition, published by Peter Davies in London, 1948. Map endpapers, appendices, notes and index. Front and back of the dustjacket are tipped in, along with the front flap. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt title on spine and gilt decoration on front. VG/No Jacket. Very firm binding, corners square, no owner marks. Edges a little darkened. Item #: E5023. ** SAVE MORE ** Additional books in the same order ship for FREE via Standand Shipping.
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- Bookseller
- Schroeder's Book Haven
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E5023
- Title
- The Life of Chiang Kai-Shek
- Author
- Hsiung, S.I
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed. [Stated].
- Publisher
- Peter Davies, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 398
- Keywords
- China Biography Military History History - World
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Biography;
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About the Seller
Schroeder's Book Haven
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League City, Texas
About Schroeder's Book Haven
We are an Open Shop located in the Historic District of League City, Texas, midway between Houston and Galveston. We have served Colleges and Libraries since 1967 and opened to the Public in 1992 in a renovated c.1911 house built by Judge J.S. Scott and his wife, Pearl. Our Store specialty is Texana, both new and out-of-print. We also have a good selection of General Stock, with emphasis in Western Americana, Art, Architecture and History. We provide complete ordering services for in-print titles and diligently search for the hard-to-find or out-of-print title you desire. Feel free to visit our shop Tues-Fri 10-6; Thurs Noon-8, Sat 10-4 Central Time. Closed Sunday & Monday.
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- Tipped In
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- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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