China Quest
by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1938. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Kurt Wiese. A scarce copy of this illustrated novel following a young boy who moves to China. Scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and ten full-page images, as well as many in-text sketches. Collated complete. When a young boy is fired with enthusiasm for the country of China after watching a speaker at school, he is thrilled to learn his father is being sent there on business. He willingly abandons his plans for aviation and enters his Chinese venture. Written by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, an American children's writer. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese, a German-born book illustrator. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. A split in the cloth to the rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and light spotting to the endpapers. Library stamps to the endpapers and title page. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892T75
- Title
- China Quest
- Author
- Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
- Illustrator
- Kurt Wiese
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- China Quest Foreman Wiese Quest
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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