A Mortal Flower
by Han Suyin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1966. First Published In USA. 413 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Visible brown staining to bottom text block edge. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels have light edge wear with tears and creasing.
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
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1662714418MEP
- Title
- A Mortal Flower
- Author
- Han Suyin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1966
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....