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Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
by Theroux, Paul
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399133097
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133091
- Seller
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About This Item
E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 1988. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Author's adventurous jtravelogue of his journey by rail from London to Mongolia with stops at Paris and Warsaw on the way. Light wear to spine ends, shelf wear to spine ends of dj, light weat to creasing along top edge of front flap.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Synopsis
Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. He hops aboard as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From the barren deserts of Xinjiang to the ice forests of Manchuria, from the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton to the dry hills of Tibet, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of a magnificent land and an extraordinary people.
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- Bookseller
- Nothing Like A Good Book
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1001822
- Title
- Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
- Author
- Theroux, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399133097
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133091
- Publisher
- Putnam Pub Group
- Place of Publication
- E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- CHINA DESCRIPTION TRAVEL RAILROAD THEROUX
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-fiction; Author T;
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