Add this copy of Hermit of Peking to cart. $12.52, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1955 by Fromm International.
Add this copy of Hermit of Peking to cart. $12.52, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1955 by Fromm International.
Add this copy of Hermit of Peking to cart. $12.52, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1955 by Fromm International.
Add this copy of Hermit of Peking to cart. $12.52, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1955 by Fromm International.
Add this copy of Hermit of Peking: the Hidden Life of Sir Edmund to cart. $13.24, good condition, Sold by Friends Tucson rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1955 by Fromm International.
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Paperback. NOT Ex-library. Clean pages and tight binding. Notes, Bibliography, Index. This item is in good condition. May show moderate signs of use. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii.
Add this copy of Hermit of Peking: the Hidden Life of Sir Edmund to cart. $16.00, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Fromm Intl.
Add this copy of Hermit of Peking: the Hidden Life of Sir Edmund to cart. $16.00, very good condition, Sold by BookDrop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Phoenix, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Fromm Intl.
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Very good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund. Ships USPS Media Mail.
Add this copy of Hermit of Peking: the Hidden Life of Sir Edmund to cart. $40.12, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Fromm Intl.
Sir Edmund Backhouse was a strange and very unappealing Englishman who lived in China for decades and lied to everyone, about everything. This is not enough to merit a 300-page book given Trevor-Roper's writing style, which lacks fluidity. There's no narrative flow during much of the book, and the rather dotty way in which it is organized does not help. In spite of the fact that the awful Backhouse should be an interesting subject, the reader's attention frequently wanders. Someone should have taken this book firmly in hand and edited it. Trevor-Roper's The Invention of Scotland was much easier to read, probably because it was edited by someone else.
