Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1966. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Photographic card cover with black and blue coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the back strip. Photograph of author to the rear panel. The revised edition of the author's book Revolution in China. With a brief history of China's story before the fall of the Manchu emperors in 1911, the author then traces the origins of the Chinese Revolution through Sun Yat-Sen, Chiang Kai-shek , and their governments, and finally to Mao Tse-tung. Also discussed are influences of Confucianism and Christianity had upon the Chinese society, and, the author "... makes it abundantly clear that the China of today is not an inexplicable freak but a logical development of its immensely long past." Â– from the rear panel blurb. Minor creasing to the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Browning of the text block edges and pages with a little foxing to the text block edges. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 288 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Communism; China; Politics & Government. Inventory No: 0120529. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0120529
Title: The Birth of Communist China (Pelican Book)
Author: FitzGerald, C. P
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Date Published: 1966
Keywords: BZDB2 history, Communism, China, politics History; Communism; China; Politics & Government. Unbranded FitzGerald, C. P. The Birth of Communist China (Pelican Book)
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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Blurb: The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.