Riding the Iron Rooster
by Theroux, Paul
Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. He hops aboard as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From the barren deserts of Xinjiang to the ice forests of Manchuria, from the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton to the dry hills of Tibet, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of a magnificent land and an extraordinary people.
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Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train through China
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E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 1988. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Author's adventurous jtravelogue of his journey by rail from London to Mongolia with stops at Paris and Warsaw on the way. Light wear to spine ends, shelf wear to spine ends of dj, light weat to creasing along top edge of front flap..… Read more about this item Item Price
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Nny: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1988. Complete number line [1 - 10] at copyright page. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 21.95] in ne archival mylar, clean, crisp, colors bright. Pages [480] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Brick red boards, black cloth spine, bright gilt lettering; decorated endpapers [maps]. No remainder marks. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A fine copy in a near-fine unclipped dustjacket. This is the first British printing. This copy has been signed by Paul Theroux on the title page--signature only without any inscriptions. A tight and clean copy in a near-fine dustjacket that has light edgewear. Protected in a new… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0399133097 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. previous owner's name on front free end paper, short tears head and tail of DJ spine ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers; Large 8vo… Read more about this item Item Price
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Riding the Iron Rooster
by Paul Theroux
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Riding the Iron Rooster
by Paul Theroux
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Penguin Books Limited. Good. 12.9 x 2.9 x 19.8 centimetres (0. Paperback. 2011. 512 pages. Cover worn. <br>Paul Theroux left Victoria Station on a rainy Saturday in April thinking that taking eight trains acros s Europe, Eastern Europe, the USSR and Mongolia would be the easy way to get to the Chinese border the relaxing way, even. He… Read more about this item Item Price
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Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train through China
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New York: Ivy Books, 1989. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 4x1x6. 1st printing. Wrappers rubbed, faint stain to page base. 1989 Mass Market Paperback. 451 pp. "Paul Theroux invites you to join him on the journey of a lifetime, in the grand romanttic tradition, by train across Euope, through the vast underbelly of Asia and in the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. 480pp. Pages lightly age-toned with modest stains on edges, small remainder mark, very good in a near fine dustwrapper. Item Price
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