A Chinese Childhood by Yee, Chiang - 1952

New York: John Day Company. Very Good. 1952. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, first American printing as stated on copyright page, includes a genealogical chart of the Chiang family, eight color plates and many attractive drawings, the cover has tiny areas of wear to the corner-tips of the black cloth, the binding is tight and the contents are fine .

Williamstown, MA: Corner House. Fine/Near Fine. 1976. reprint. hardcover. 8vo . 431pp . Facsimile reprint of the 1915 original. .

NY: John Day, 1952. 1st. Very Good/Very Good. Chiang Yee. Hardcover in a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket, 303 pages. First American edition; first published London, 1940. Chiang Yee, whose delightful books on London, Boston, San Francisco and other cities brings a fresh and tender view of all the places he saw, brings the same freshness to memories of growing up in China. 8 color plates, 100 b&w text illustrations by Yee. Clean copy. Record # 381875

New York: John Day Co.. Hardcover. 1953. 2nd Edition. 8vo 303pp . Very Good in Good DJ. B&W Illustrations Slight mildew spotting on black cloth binding The author is the well known "The Silent Traveller" .

John Day Company. Hardcover. Good. 1953 EDITION WITH A FULL DUST JACKET THAT HAS chips rips and cuts along the edges and some foxing and scuff marks but the picture remains clear to see. Precious pictures all through but still may have a slight aroma of having been stored. Economically priced for your needs.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1953. second printing of the third British edition; inscribed by Chiang Yee in Chinese at the title page; xii, 304 pp., hardcover, very good in an edge-worn dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Methuen, 1946. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. Pages a little tanned, edges more so, else internally a good, sound copy, binding firm; cover is worn and rubbed, with some marking and corner bumps. No wrapper..

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1944. Black cloth on boards with yellow titles; just a couple of tiny marks and faint dusting of a little smudge. Edges: foxing; top-edge greyed. Eps: Geneology chart of the Chiang Family. Frontis: coloured art illustration of Chiang Family. Clean contents. Colour & b/w illustrations. Binding is VG albeit only slightly cocked. 305p Dj: moderate soiling, browning and rubbing. Top-edge with a few tiny splits and chips. Chip to rear bottom edge. Price-cut to front flap foot.. Second Edition. Hb. VG/VG.

London: Methuen & Co, 1944. DJ rubbed, tanned and chipped with heavy tearing to spine. Some light foxing to cloth and closed edges, central gutters a little strained, else clean and tidy.. Second Edition. Cloth. Good/Poor. 8vo.