MOMENT IN PEKING
by Lin, Yutang
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 9997412575
- ISBN 13
- 9789997412577
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Moment in Peking is a historical novel originally written in English by the Chinese American author Lin Yutang. The novel covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938, including the Boxer Uprising, the Republican Revolution of 1911, the Warlord Era, the rise of nationalism and communism, and the origins of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8960
- Title
- MOMENT IN PEKING
- Author
- Lin, Yutang
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 9997412575
- ISBN 13
- 9789997412577
- Publisher
- The John Day Co,
- Place of Publication
- Usa
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- 9997412575
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