A MORTAL FLOWER : CHINA, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HISTORY
by Han, Suyin, 1917-2012
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 1st American edition; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white and yellow print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, light smudging/shelfwear; Boards in blue cloth, slight wear to spine caps and corners, slight blemishes on front, else clean and strong; Text block has inscription in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; 412 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1358845. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
A Mortal Flower is a biography by Han Suyin. It covers the years 1928 to 1938: her growing up in China and her journey to Belgium and her mother's family. Also her marriage to a rising officer in the Kuomintang and the retreat to Chungking in the face of the Japanese invasion of China.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1358845
- Title
- A MORTAL FLOWER : CHINA, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HISTORY
- Author
- Han, Suyin, 1917-2012
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
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Rockville, Maryland
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