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Yûn-nan, South of the Clouds My life in Southwest China from 1939-1951
by Muir, Gladys
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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- Softcover
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White Rock, BC: Self Published. Very Good+. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Author; Light wear to white card covers ; Inscribed by author on front fly. A tight solid book. Illustrated with B&W photos ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 319 pages; "In her autobiographical Yûn-nan, South of the Clouds, Gladys… Read more about this item Item Price
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From Emperor to Citizen The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi
by Aisin-Gioro, Pu Yi
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- Later Printing
- Published
- 2005
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9787119007724
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Bejing, China: Foreign Languages Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. Later Printing. Hardcover. 7119007726 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 496 pages; "First published in Chinese in 1964 and then banned by the revolutionaries ten years… Read more about this item Item Price
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Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
by Chang, Jung
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 2013
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- Hardcover
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- 9780307357540
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Toronto: Random House Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0307357546 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, previous dealers stamp on back pastedown, remainder marks on top and bottom page edges. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 436… Read more about this item Item Price
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Midnight in Peking How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
by French, Paul
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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- First American Edition; First Printing
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- 2012
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- Hardcover
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- 9780143121008
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New York: Penguin Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0143121006 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, decorative endpapers, B&W and color plates. ; 6.25 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 260 pages; "Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of… Read more about this item Item Price
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When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
by Jacques, Martin
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Second Edition
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- 2012
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- Softcover
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- 9780143118008
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New York: Penguin. Very Good+. 2012. Second Edition. Softcover. 0143118005 . Remainder mark bottom page edges, light wear else ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 812 pages . Item Price
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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
by Dower, John W.
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition; Third Printing
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780393046861
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New York: W. W. Norton & Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0393046869 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W illustrations. Extensive background notes at back of book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 676 pages; "Drawing… Read more about this item Item Price
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Exploring the Japanese Ways of Life
by Akimoto, Shunkichi
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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- 1st Edition; First Printing
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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£76.80
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Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. 1st Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ and boards show some shelf wear, some toning of pages, DJ has short tears and light chipping, sun-faded. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Numerous B&W and color plates on glossy paper throughout the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911 - 1945
by Tuchman, Barbara W.
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- Used - Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- Book of the Month Club
- Published
- 1971
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- Hardcover
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New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1971. Book of the Month Club. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, DJ is heavily worn with creasing, soiling and short tears. DJ missing 1/2" section from bottom of spine area. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. map endpapers; … Read more about this item Item Price
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Burma The Longest War, 1941-1945
by Allen, Louis
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1984
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312108588
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£28.29
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New York: St Martins Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312108583 . Back fore cornerners a little bumped, short tear top DJ fore corner ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with B&W plates and maps ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 686 pages;… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Rising Sun The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936 - 1945
by Toland, John
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- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
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- Later Printing
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394443119
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New York: Random House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1970. Later Printing. Hardcover. 039444311X . DJ and boards show some shelf wear, with DJ having short tears on top edge, sun-faded on spine, price-clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 954 pages; … Read more about this item Item Price
£20.21
Great Wall of China; China Against the World
by Lovell, Julia
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2006
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670063765
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Toronto: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670063762 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 6.3 X 1.38 X 9.25 inches; 412 pages; "Over two thousand years old, the Great Wall of China is a symbolic and physical dividing line between the civilized Chinese and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Midnight in Peking How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
by French, Paul
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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- Second Edition; First Printing
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- 2012
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- Hardcover
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- 9780143121008
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New York: Penguin Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0143121006 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, decorative endpapers, B&W and color plates. ; 6.25 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 260 pages; "Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege… Read more about this item Item Price
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Desperate Siege The Battle of Hong Kong
by Ferguson, Ted
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1980
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385146944
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Toronto ON: Doubleday. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385146949 . Date written top front free end paper, one short tear each side top of book spine. Price clipped dust jacket has numerous short tears, creasing and chipping ; Stated First Edition on copyright page, A tight solid book, hinges intact, B&W… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Brief History of the Boxer Rebellion; China's War on Foreigners, 1900
by Preston, Diana
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Third Printing
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- 2002
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- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9781841194905
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£10.51
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London: Robinson Publishing. Very Good+. 2002. Third Printing. Softcover. 1841194905 . Card covers show light corner curl, creased bottom fore corner.; A bright, solid book, B&W illustrations.; Trade PB; 126 X 1.3 X 198 inches; 459 pages; "Fuelled by hatred of foreigners and all they stood for, the ferocious uprising of Chinese peasants and ensuing siege of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Nixon in China The Week That Changed the World
by MacMillan, Margaret
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 2006
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670044764
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Toronto: Penguin Books Canada, Limited. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670044768 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 6.5 X 1.25 X 9.25 inches; 395 pages; "In February 1972, Richard Nixon became the first American president to visit China. His … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Transformation Of The Chinese Earth Aspects of the Evaluation of the Chinese Earth from Earliest Times to Mao Tse-tung
by Buchanan, Keith
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Published
- 1976
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780713515497
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London: G. Bell & Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Third Printing. Hardcover. 071351549X . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, sticker shadow on front, some creasing and chipping of D spine.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W illustrations ; Perspectives on Modern China; Large 8vo 9"… Read more about this item Item Price
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Golden Lilies
by Goudge, Eileen & Elizabeth Cooper & Kwei-Li
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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- 1st Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670834389
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New York: Viking Adult. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. 1st Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670834386 . DJ shows some wear head and tail of spine, short tears, light rippling top of front panel. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Delightful drawings by Zhang Qing ; 7.8 X 7.4 X 1.0 inches; 181… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Samurai
by Bryant, Anthony J.
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1989
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- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780850458978
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London: Osprey Publishing. Very Good+. 1989. Later Printing. Softcover. 0850458978 . Only slight wear to card covers; A bright, solid book, liberally illustrated with examples of their dress during various periods in history. ; Elite Series #23; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 9.6 X 7.1 X 0.2 inches; 64 pages; "Osprey's examination of Japan's Samurai warriors of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet In Search of a Legendary Armada
by Delgado, James P.
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 2008
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781553652731
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£14.15
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Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1553652738 . A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.0 inches; 240 pages; "In 1279, off Chinas southeast coast, Khubilai Khan routed the Song navy and completed the grand… Read more about this item Item Price
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Talk With The American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong
by Mao Tse-Tung
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Published
- 1961
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- Pamphlet
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Peking: Foreign Languages Press. Very Good. 1961. First Edition Thus. Pamphlet. Covers show light shelf wear, light soiling.; A tight solid book, stapled wraps. Text in English ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 8+ pages; Anna Louise Strong (November 24, 1885 March 29, 1970) was a 20th-century American journalist and activist, best known for her… Read more about this item Item Price
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