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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, includes Index.

Good - structurally intact and tight, light yellowing to pages, minimal soil and wear, library system withdrawn with typical markings and pocket.

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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.

UsedGood. Hardcover copy is in good, solid conditon, no dj, has some wear, unmarked text, first blank page may have inscription, a good copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

New York: John Day Co., c1945. Book Club edition. Hardcover. Good condition. 262pp. 22 cm.

New York: John Day Company, 1945. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth binding. The pages are tanned, but clean. The only library marking is a card envelope on the front end paper. The dust jacket has tanning, light soiling and several small edge tears. Illustrated. 262 pages. .

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. Black boards have mild scuffing and faint edgewear. Previous owner name label inside feb. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. All pages secure in binding.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

The John Day Company, 1945-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x0.

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: 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..

GB: Heinemann, 1946. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . 1st Edition. Hardback. G++/No DW.

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY (co. 1945) . 262 pages, clothbound, no jacket, very good condition. .

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.

NY: John Day Co., 1945. Cover is bumped and slightly worn. Pgs. are clean & tight.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

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. fair to good, fair. 262, illus., map, index, slight discolor ins flylves, sm pencil scribble ins fr bd, DJ worn & soiled: sm tears, sm pcs missing. The author is a philosopher who observed wartime China on a journey through seven inland provinces.

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. FP New Rockville Stock.

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 his story. There's a notation on the cover page stating that because of wartime there is a restriction of the amount of paper used in this book. Book in good condition, however it has brown spots because of age. The DJ has some soiling and brown spots. (262 Pgs.)

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

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.