Imperial License

DER LING, Princess.

Verlag: Stanley Paul & Co, London

Beschreibung

1st Edition. Published: Undated c1934 (Date from catalogue at rear of book). Description: Purple cloth with gilt ornate lettering to front cover and spine. Decorative endpapers with color frontispiece plus five other colour plates. Language: English. Book Condition> Fair: Ex Boots Library edition. Wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Sunned bleached spine with chipping to spine ends. Faint mark to where Boots sticker would have been along with minor residue of plate to rear paste down. Sunned upper boards. Lightly tanned intact endpapers with firm hinges. Minor annotation to ffep and false title pages. Lightly tanned pages with occasional marks DJ Condition> Na. Pages 288, [8]. Size: 8vo 22cm by 15cm. Book Resume: Reminiscences of the author's life as a lady in waiting to the Empress T'zu Hsi of China Contents Include: Golden Sand -- Her Majesty Plans A Railroad Journey -- The Train Crew -- Railroad Officials -- The Court Officials -- The Imperial Chariot -- "meet Sovereign" -- Her Majesty's Wardrobe -- Court Cookery -- His Majesty Kwang Hsu -- Court Ladies And Serving Maids -- The Traveling Throne Room -- En Route -- The Famous Viceroy -- Countryside -- Old Buddha Comes Home -- The Imperial Residence -- Relics Of Emperors -- The Fox Tower -- The Hunting Park -- The Ordeal Of Moods -- The Imperial Theatre -- The Return -- Miracles Of Mulberry Leaves -- Court Craftsmen -- Royal Kennels -- Imperial Vanity -- The Floating Palace -- The Court Doctors -- Charity And Justice -- When The Lotus Greets The Sun -- Old Buddha's Dressing Table -- Imperial Flowers -- Silver Basins -- Shadows. POSTAGE: PLEASE NOTE - This is a heavy item and will require additional postage for overseas deliveries. We will contact you with the additional charges. Please see our postage policy on our shop front for more information PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7243

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Imperial License

Verlag: Stanley Paul & Co, London

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fair

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Na

Auflage: 1st Edition.