The Vigil Of a Nation

This book was written after Dr Lin Yutang had visited China during and at the end of the second world war. He writes about the political and economic changes brought about by the war and about the little details of everyday life. Copyright 1944, 1945, The John Day Company, 262 pages, hardcover, no dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white photos,… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann, 1946. Some creasing and small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, with a small piece being missing at bottom end of spine of same. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's account of his travels in Wartime China between… Read more about this item

New York : John Day, 1944, 1945, 1945. Fine. 262 pp. ; black cloth ; eight pages of illus ; map ; 2nd printing ; label on spine, else FINE/VG. A journey through seven provinces of China during the seventh year of the war of Japanese Aggression in China during World War II. [Note : this online… Read more about this item

NEW YORK NY: JOHN DAY CO (THE). FINE IN A NEAR FINE D.J.. PUB 1945. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. ISVERY NICE WITH A TINY BIT OF CORNER AND SPINE-END WEAR WITH A FEW TINYEDGE TEARS, AND IS PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADEDCOPY WITH NO… Read more about this item

The John Day Company, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. Wear and chips to dust jacket.

1945. HARDCOVER . VERY GOOD. SOME SMALL AGING , CLEAN PGS

Australia: Heinemann, , 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. very good hardcover, dw minimaal edge wear, no inscr., special Aust ed.

The John Day Company, 1945. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1946. Obituary of Dr. Lin Yutang laid in; Off-set stain on ffep from the news clipping; Aged textblock otherwise clean and tight; Bumped head and foot of spine, bumped corners, bumping to the edges. Unclipped dust jacket, chipping to all the corners, chipping to top edges, loss at the head of spine, age soiled and surface… Read more about this item

New York: John Day Company. 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner bookplate on front pastedown. Small open tears on spine crown and heel and panel corners. Small closed tears on top and bottom front and rear panels. Light shelfwear on spine side edge. Foxing on text block edges.… Read more about this item

NY: The John Day Company, 1945. Textblock very clean and tight, b&w photos and maps. Minimally shelf rubbed binding; Unclipped dust jacket, sunned and edge worn, chiped and scuffed; mylar sleeved. 262p., including index.. Black Cloth. Very Good+/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Photographs/Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York: The John Day Company, 1945. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 262 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is black with black print on silver banner. Boards in black cloth. Wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, cocked spine, blemishes/shelf wear.Text block has spotting to edges, tanning to endpapers, name in ink on front flyleaf. Illustrated with b&w plates. 1369460.… Read more about this item

The John Day Company, 1945. (c) 1944,1945. Hardcover. The author writes about China in the seventh year of her war. He tells about a cotton mill underground. A two thousand year old irrigation system still working. He spoke with Chinese and American troops, Japanese prisoners, school children, business men, farmers to get the material to write… Read more about this item

New York: John Day Company, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Light scuffing to boards, else very good in a good only dustwrapper with loss of the top half of rear panel.

NEW YORK: THE JOHN DAY COMPANY, 1945 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cover with silver over spine title. Nice condition with light cover wear. The jacket has some chips and is rubbed at the edges..

NY: John Day Company, 1945. First American Edition, First Printing; dj w/ chipping, some paper loss at lower edge; unclippd price, in mylar; black c w/black titles on silver; 262 clean, unmarked page/index. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 Vo.

Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Black cloth hardcover book in very good condition, with original dust jacket in good condition and protected with mylar. Dust jacket is frayed at edges, slightly chipped at top of spine and darkened and marked on back cover. Endpapers show minimal signs of spotting, and there… Read more about this item

The John Day Company, 1945. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Minor shelf wear.

New York: John Day, 1945. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Very good hard cover edition with good dust jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Dust jacket with moderate edge/handling wear. Clean. Tight binding,. No markings. 262 pages.

The John Day Company, 1945. Jacket has chips and tears.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Not Price Clipped.