Moment in Peking
by Yutang, Lin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good -
- Seller
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Day Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good -. New York: John Day Company, 1939. Presumed FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Orange cloth. Sun faded spine with black stamped lettering on spine. Some scuffing and soiling on cover, shelf wear to corners and head/tail. Fraying on head. Deckled fore-edge with some soiling. Gray tinted top page edge, staining on bottom edge. Pencil price erasure. Interior clean. Condition GOOD-. March Box 4
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
- Honest Dog Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X00984
- Title
- Moment in Peking
- Author
- Yutang, Lin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Day Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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