Portobello, London, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Translated from the Chinese by Allison Watts. Venturesome young Japanese student Aya Goda travels deep into the remote western and southern interior of China as protests swirl in the cities and foreigners - especially Japanese - are cloaked with the authorities' suspicions. This is the first edition in the English language. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; China; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781846270246. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 17615. . 9781846270246

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Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 17615
Title: Tao: On the Road and On the Run in Outlaw China
Author: Aya Goda
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1846270243
ISBN 13: 9781846270246
Publisher: Portobello
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2007
Keywords: BZDB1 Fiction; China; EAN: 9781846270246 Aya Goda Tao: On the Road and On the Run in Outlaw China

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