The Motherly and Auspicious

London [1943], Faber. Yellow cloth, very good, 179p., some roughly opened, genealogical tables, list of authorities, chronology, list of characters, 2 b.w. photos.SUBTITLE:Notes Excellent insight to the life and times of the last Empress, her milieu, offspring, palace intrigue, the great city of Peking from 1835 through 1912, and the fall of the dynasty, a highly useful & insightful biographical… Saber más sobre este artículo

Faber and Faber, London., 1943. First edition. Octavo. 179 pages. Illustrations. Small mark on upper cover, otherwise fine in fine pictorial dustwrapper by Barnett Freedman.

London: Faber and Faber, 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 179pp. 360g. A play in 3 acts with illustrations, being the life and career of the Empress-Dowager Tzu Hsi. Yellow cloth boards, with old sellotape marks on endpapers and small inscription on front endpaper, o/w contents are tight and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Faber & Faber, 1943. sunning to spine; fading to covers; library bookplate on inside cover; owner's bookplate on FEP. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1/1/1944. Hardbound, GOOD+.

Faber and Faber Ltd., 1943. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy. Dust jacket torn to the front cover, bottom half is missing and it is generally chipped and worn. The book itself is in good condition. Clothbound in yellow.

Faber and Faber, London., 1943. First edition. Octavo. 178 pages. Eight plates.Laid in is a two-page Autograph Letter Signed by the author, on his headed writing paper, to a Miss Wong, an actor, concerning the possibility of the play's production by John Gielgud. On the front free endpaper is a gift inscription from the broadcaster Roy Plomley (Desert Island… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Faber & Faber, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover, spine ends rubbed, front edge uncut, Good without dustjacket.

London: Faber & Faber, 1943. 1st Edition . Good. 'Clouds and Smoke'. Yellow cloth boards. Unclipped dustwrapper. 179pp. 8 b&w illustrations. Boards slightly marked. Dustwrapper chipped & worn at edges with 1½ inch loss to top of spine and middle. Light scattered foxing.

UK: Faber & Faber, 1943. yellow bds with sunning to edges and some foxing. bump to spine ends and corners. bindings tight. pages evenly browning. b/w illus plates. interior very good and clean. Dustjacket with rubbing and a few tears to edges, 40mm tear to front bottom corner and 25mm tear to top front jacket corner, damage to spine ends… Saber más sobre este artículo

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1944. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Faber and Faber, 1943. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE!. Not Signed or Inscribed. Boards. NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK.