Chicago: Stonehenge Press, 1982. Revised 3rd printing.. Hardcover in padded red stamped gilt silk boards w color photo inset, no jacket as issued.. VeryGood+ unmarked, would be Fine except for faint damage to inside front hinge, rear inside hinge & rear endpaper severely damaged.. Lavish & elegant illustrated coffeetable examination of the glories of the Imperial China. Nice bright clean crisp copy flawed only by damaged endpapers.

9-1/4 x 11-1/2, 176 pp, index, chronology, b/w & color photos almost every page, foldouts, faux marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.

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Bookseller: edburynbooks (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24086
Title: The Emperors of China
Author: Hibbert, Christopher
Format/Binding: Hardcover in padded red stamped gilt silk boards w color photo inset, no jacket as issued.
Book Condition: Used - VeryGood+ unmarked, would be Fine except for faint damage to inside front hinge, rear inside hinge & rear endpaper severely dama
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Revised 3rd printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stonehenge Press
Place of Publication: Chicago
Date Published: 1982
Keywords: History, Politics, War, Biography

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