A Superficial Journey Through Tokyo And Peking -

Oxford University Press, USA, 1987-04-02. Paperback. Very Good. A nice copy. Book is in very good condition, with minor wear to cover. Book lies flat, spine is strong and inside pages are clean.

New York.: Oxford University Press (China) Ltd, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover 1986 edition. Text and covers in near fine condition. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. .

Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1986 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed); pp. xiv, 250, [2 (pubs. cat.)], with illustrations. A fine copy.. First Thus. Soft Cover. F.

Oxford, etc: Oxford University Press, 1986. First published in 1932, this is an account of a year spent in Japan and China. But he assures the reader that he 'cannot pretend to know the country'. He asks the reader to regard this book 'as a kind of travel film, a sequence in which image suggests image'. Introduction: Geremie Barmé. Contents: I). Tokyo. 1). An earthquake. 2). The hotel. 3). A house in the rain. 4). Interior. 5). Street scene. 6). The modern city. 7). Joy quarter. 8). The professor and a picnic. II). Tokyo. 1). The university. 2). Dangerous thought and modern literature. 3). The stage. 4). Actors and dancers. 5). The puppet theatre. III). Peking. 1). The river. 2). The palace. 3). A view from the Dagoba. 4). A dinner party.5). In the country. 6). At a play. IV). Kyoto. 1). The ancient capital. 2). Statues. 3). Valedictory. 17 illustrations. Sir Peter Courtney Quennell (1905 - 1993) was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic.… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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