Journey Into China
by Cressy-Marcks, Violet
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Elgin, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
1942 first edition. Introductions by Brigadier-General Sire Percy Sykes. With 80 photographs and 4 maps. Binding tight and no markings. Previous owner's name inside front cover. No dust jacket.
Violet Cressy-Marcks was a member of the Royal Geographical Society and dedicated her life to travel and exploration. She spent most of World War II in China as a reporter for The Daily Express. From the book's dust jacket: "An exciting account of recent travels, adventures and explorations in China, with many illuminating sidelights on China's gallant fight against the Japanese invaders."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Greenwood Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- KPL43
- Title
- Journey Into China
- Author
- Cressy-Marcks, Violet
- Format/Binding
- Blue fabric with gold lettering
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 324
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- China, women's travel
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Greenwood Books
Biblio member since 2022
Elgin, South Carolina
About Greenwood Books
We are a small, independent online bookseller located in South Carolina. We deal primarily with old and/or rare books.
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