London 1934, Longman's. Red cloth, very good, worn dj., text clean, 386p., index, many b.w. illustrations by B. Watkins, end paper maps. The author works against the background of a rich & ancient culture in poetic prose the story of a great nation and a continent rather than a country. . A vast panorama from about 3000 B.C. to the establishment of the Republic. A simple, consecutive story covering the important aspects of Chinese civilization, an introductory history of a great people. . A nice beginning in the mythological period, accounts of nomad leaders & of legendary kings...Great reading, the introduction of Buddhism, the Tartars, renaissance unter T'ang, luxury, elegance, Marco Polo, coming of the Europeans, Jesuits, the rise of Peking, Manchu conquest, the wars...down to the war with Japan. .

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Bookseller: Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 98044501
Title: THE PAGEANT OF CHINESE HISTORY.
Author: SEEGER, Elizabeth
Book Condition: Used -
Binding: Hardcover
Keywords: China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; Jesuits In China: Missions, All Aspects, All Periods; Marco Polo: The Venitian Explorer & Earlyi Visitor To China; Jesuits In Japan: Missions, All Aspects, All Periods;

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An Art & Intellectual Property Co. Since 1967* * * * *SINCE 1967, THE PAST FIFTY-YEARS WE HAVE BEEN PURVEYORS OF FINE & RARE BOOKS ON ALL ASPECTS FAR EASTERN, ASIAN & SOUTHEAST ASIAN CULTURES, COUNTRIES & SUBJECTS.Specialties include but are not limited to: CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM, INDO-CHINE, CAMBODIA, LAOS, PHILIPPINES, SHANGHAI, HONG KONG, CANTON, MACAO AREAS. LAFCADIO HEARN: First Editions, Manuscripts, Collections, Obscure Items, Japanese Cirimen-bon [Crepe Paper Books], LIBRARIES PURCHASED, APPRASIAL FOR ANY REASON. MEMBERS OF THE ABAA & ILAB SINCE JUNE 1973

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