A Mortal Flower
by Han, Suyin
A Mortal Flower is a biography by Han Suyin. It covers the years 1928 to 1938: her growing up in China and her journey to Belgium and her mother's family. Also her marriage to a rising officer in the Kuomintang and the retreat to Chungking in the face of the Japanese invasion of China.
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A Mortal Flower
by Han Suyin
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- 1966
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G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1966. First American Edition. 412 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Mortal Flower: China, Autobiography, History
by Suyin, Han
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Carson City, Nevada, USA
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons (1966).. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 413 pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket has a couple of short tears. The second volume of this author's autobiography.
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A Mortal Flower: China, Autobiography, History
by Han Suyin
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Lexington, Missouri, USA
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G.P. Putnam, 1966. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 413 pages. Sound binding, light shelf wear, pages yellowed; very good shape. The jacket has some creasing and discoloring. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 203368. . Item Price
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A Mortal Flower: China: Autobiography, History
by Han Suyin
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- 1966
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Bristol, GBR
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Jonathan Cape, London, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 413 pp. Binding firm. Dust jacket has a couple of small tears. Dust Jacket price-clipped. "University Women's Club Book Group" plate glued across rear end paper and pastedown. Edges foxed and browned. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Mortal Flower
by Han Suyin
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Great copy. Light wear to spine ends and previous owners Singapore address on title page. Fore edge is lightly marked but internally clean and bright throughout. DJ is in lovely condition, now in protective wrap (see pictures). All our books at the… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Mortal Flower
by SUYIN, Han.
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Richelieu, FRA
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition in dust wrapper. Wrapper is clean, with a touch of nicking and edgewear and with a 1cm closed tear to the head of the spine. Now in protective archival film. Hardback in clean and neat green cloth with just a touch of bumping. Book is in good clean condition throughout. What is interesting… Read more about this item Item Price
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A MORTAL FLOWER : CHINA, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HISTORY
by Han, Suyin, 1917-2012
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 1st American edition; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white and yellow print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, light smudging/shelfwear; Boards in blue cloth, slight wear to spine caps and corners, slight blemishes on front, else clean and strong;… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Mortal Flower
by SUYIN, Han
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- 1966
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Putnam, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First American edition. Very good hardcover with Good dustwrapper. The book spine ends have minor rub. The text is clean. The dustwrapper panel edges have chipping with a few small tears. The dustwrapper panels have some fading and light soiling. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Mortal Flower
by SUYIN, Han
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- 1966
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: GP Putnams Sons, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First am. Very good or better in a Very good plus dustwrapper. Hardcover and dustwrapper both lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, book foredges lightly soiled, dustwrapper spine lightly browned. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Mortal Flower: China: Autobiography, History
by SUYIN, Han
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- 1966
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- Softcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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London: Cape, 1966. Softcover. Good. First edition. Good in wrappers, a paperback. Uncorrected proof. Illustrated. Pages evenly brown. Clean text. Spine lean. Wrinkles on spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Item Price
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A MORTAL FLOWER
by SUYIN Han [Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou]
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- Very good, some offsetting from related TLS newspaper clipping at rear endpapers. In very good dust jacket with some light shelf
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- First U. K. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
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- 1966
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London, Greater London, GBR
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London,, 1966. First U. K. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Very good, some offsetting from related TLS newspaper clipping at rear endpapers. In very good dust jacket with some light shelfwear.. 8vo. pp 412, [1]. Green illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. Green cloth lettered in gilt at spine. Occasional illustrations in black and white. First UK edition. Item Price
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A Mortal Flower: China: Autobiography, History
by Suyin Han
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- 1966
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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Jonathan Cape, 1966. Hardcover. Good. 1966. First Edition. 413 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Mortal Flower (China : Autobiography, History, Book 2)
by Suyin, Han
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- 1985
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- 9780586037386
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Academy Chicago Pub, 1985. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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A Mortal Flower: China, Autobiography, History
by Han, Suyin
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- Used - Very good condition with text clean & binding tight in a very good price clipped dust jacket.
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- First American Edition
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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Baldwin City, Kansas, USA
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NY: Putnam's, 1966. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good condition with text clean & binding tight in a very good price clipped dust jacket.. 413pp. Item Price
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A Mortal Flower (China : Autobiography, History, Book 2)
by Suyin, Han
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- 1985
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Academy Chicago Pub, 1985. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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A Mortal Flower (China : Autobiography, History, Book 2)
by Suyin, Han
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1985
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- Paperback
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Academy Chicago Pub, 1985. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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A Mortal Flower: China
by Suyin Han
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- 1969
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- 9780224606028
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Vars, Ontario, CAN
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£14.94
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London, England: Jonthon Cape. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1969. 0224606026 . Green Hardcovers in Very Good+ condition. This is a tightly bound book with bright & unmarked pages. Very light spine end bumping. The DJ is clipped, intact, no tearing, light cover edgewear and rubbing. Decorative end papers. Maps, black & white photos through… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mortal Flower
by Suyin, Han
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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£11.19
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NY: Putnam's. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Item Price
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A Mortal Flower (China : Autobiography, History, Book 2)
by Suyin, Han
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Academy Chicago Pub. Used - Good. Good condition. (China, History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Item Price
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A Mortal Flower (China : Autobiography, History, Book 2)
by Han Suyin
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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