Julia Pavernen came from a far land--Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania--to China, a place of aristocrats and coolies, religious fanatics and revolutionaries. And through her passion and courage, she came to know this churning, changing China as few Westerners had ever done before!
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Julia Pavernen came from a far land--Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania--to China, a place of aristocrats and coolies, religious fanatics and revolutionaries. And through her passion and courage, she came to know this churning, changing China as few Westerners had ever done before!
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Good in Good jacket. GC. Random House, 1987. First American edition-first printing, Grey hardback(some creases on the spine, grey lettering to the spine, two small colour marks and nicks on the edges of the cover) with Dj(some creases, nicks and scratch on the Dj cover), both in GC. Nice and clean pages with a colour mark, some ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, colour mark, mark and pencil mark impression on the edges of the first page of the book, a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the pages, two small marks and light shelf wear inside the edges of the Dj cover. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the cover.740pp including Author's note. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book(approx 1.3 Kg). This is another paragraph From Publishers Weekly: On a visit to her Bryn Mawr classmate's home in China, Julie Pavernen is swiftly caught up in the glittering corruption of Shanghai in the 1920s. In a matter of months, the well-bred American befriends a White Russian countess in a seamy line of work, takes a job with her gun-running uncle and falls in love with the son of her Chinese host. After such a debut, Julie's fervent efforts on behalf of the downtrodden during three tumultuous decades of fighting to free China from the grip of warlords and foreign powers should be unsurprising, but the shallowness of her character and that of others representing various political persuasions works against plausibility. Elegant, author of bestsellers Dynasty and Manchu, is an able historian. Unfortunately, his cast of constantly seesawing lovers and wooden historical figures never brings to life the remarkably complex political shifts of the People's Revolution.
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Fair. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Edition: First edition. ] [ Water Damage: SLIGHT doesn't affect use ] Publisher: Random House Pub Date: 8/12/1987 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 737.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Near fine--A lightly read copy! Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 737 p. Audience: General/trade. Remainder mark on bottom
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Very Good in very good jacket. Size: 9x6x2; No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. 737 pp. light edge wear, corners bumped; Julia Pavernen came from a far land--Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania--to China, a place of aristocrats and coolies, religious fanatics and revolutionaries. And through her passion and courage, she came to know this churning, changing China as few Westerners had ever done before!
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Good. Book shows wear from use but remains a usable copy. May include writing highlighting underlining library markings. Listing uses stock photos actual item may vary slightly. Ships via USPS BPM Media Mail may take up to 10 days to arrive. Please contact us if you have any questions or issues with your order!
