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Wild Swans and Empress Dowager Cixi
by Jung Chang
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0743246985
- ISBN 13
- 9780743246989
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Job lot: 2 Signed Jung Chang Paperback Books - Wild Swans, Empress Dowager Cixi
- Wild Swans - US paperback, first Touchstone edition, 23rd printing, 2003, published by Touchstone, a Division of Simon & Schuster, New York, xxiv + 562 pages+. Inscribed and signed by author on title page in English and Chinese: "To Sarah, Jung Chang 张戎 15 Feb. 2014". In very good condition. A little scuffing and slight marking to covers, crease to corner of rear cover but no creasing to spine. A little tanning to upper page edges, some some light marking and scuffing to edges generally but quite clean. A little denting to some upper page edges. Page surfaces generally clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc.
- Empress Dowager Cixi - UK paperback, sixth printing, 2014, published by Vintage Books, London, xvi + 506 pages. Flat-signed by author on title page in English and Chinese: "Jung Chang 张戎". Like new. Only the smallest signs of wear, might be unread, very clean, no creasing or significant marking.
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- GN Books and Prints
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- #BIBLIO-099
- Title
- Wild Swans and Empress Dowager Cixi
- Author
- Jung Chang
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0743246985
- ISBN 13
- 9780743246989
- Publisher
- Touchstone; Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- New York; London
- Date Published
- 2003; 2014
- Pages
- 562+; 506+
- Keywords
- Jung Chang; China; Mao; Revolution
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Inverness, Highland
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Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
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