It Happened in a Coconut Grove
by Tan, Yeh; Shanghai Juvenile Publishing House (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Peking (Beijing) China: Foreign Languages Press, 1965. Book. Illus. by Wan-tsui, Lin. Very Good. Paperback. First English Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 30 pages. 7.25" x 5.6". Text in English. Each page charmingly illustrated in colour. Ten-year-old Ah-wu, his dog Blackie, and friend Ah-hsiao live on Hainan Island which has been occupied by the Japanese Army in 1939. Tells the dramatic tale of how the trio captures a Japanese soldier, then delivers him and his rifle to the guerrillas. Unmarked with light wear and soiling. A quality copy of this charming vintage work..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136H0061
- Title
- It Happened in a Coconut Grove
- Author
- Tan, Yeh; Shanghai Juvenile Publishing House (Editor)
- Illustrator
- Wan-tsui, Lin
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Publisher
- Foreign Languages Press
- Place of Publication
- Peking (Beijing) China
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- It Happened in a Coconut Grove Japanese Invasion Occupation China Japan Juvenile Literature Japan Army Occupation Hainan Island Ah-wu Blackie Ah-hsiao Rifle Guerrillas China Chinese Children Communist Party Propaganda
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia; Firearms; Children's Collectible;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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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...