In the tradition of Mark Salzman's Iron and Silk, this is a joy--a journey of discovery for the reader, as it was for the author. A stunning memoir of life in China the year before dreams ended in a massacre that captured the world's attention, this book does much to prepare the reader for an understanding of the student uprisings of 1989.
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In the tradition of Mark Salzman's Iron and Silk, this is a joy--a journey of discovery for the reader, as it was for the author. A stunning memoir of life in China the year before dreams ended in a massacre that captured the world's attention, this book does much to prepare the reader for an understanding of the student uprisings of 1989.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good+ in Near Fine (in mylar) jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Textblock is very clean and tight. Black cloth spine, lightly rubbed head and foot of spine and a bit to the edges. Unclipped dust jacket, mylar sleeved. 325p.
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Very Good+ in Very Good (in mylar) jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-Over 7 3/4"-9 3/4 " Tall. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed. Dust jacket, in mylar, lightly edge and corner rubbed. 325p.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated in English and Chinese "For Fred Bellireaux with all best wishes from" by the author on the first free endpaper. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 325 p. Audience: General/trade. Dust jacket has rubbing and a small coffee stain. Book has shelfwear to the bottoms of the boards and mild dusting to the edges of the pageblock. A New York Times Notable Book by the Guggenheim Fellowship-, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship-, Whiting Award-, Freedom Forum Fellowship-, Transatlantic Review Award-, and Charles Edmund Horman Prize-winning author of "Whoredom in Kimmage: The World of Irish Women" and "Down the Nile; Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
