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The Adventures of a Bullet: A Tale of the Chinese Revolution.
by UPWARD, Bernard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: London Missionary Society,, 1914. First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Yours in sincerity, Bernard Upward". Upward (1873-1944) was a Christian missionary and sinologist. From 1905 to 1927 he lived in Hankou, one of the three towns which form the modern city Wuhan, where he witnessed China's 1911 Revolution first-hand. Upward ends his extraordinary account presciently, describing how, in Hankou, "it was a commonplace to hear the remark, 'The Revolution is over.' No greater mistake could have been made. It had but just begun" (pp. 122-3). Octavo. Original red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black, decoration to front cover in black and yellow. Photographic frontispiece and 7 photographic plates by the author, double-page map to rear. Spine slightly faded, a little surface loss to outer edges of covers, slight lean to spine, head of spine a little frayed, faint foxing to endpapers, else clean internally. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 146458
- Title
- The Adventures of a Bullet:
- Author
- UPWARD, Bernard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: London Missionary Society,
- Date Published
- 1914
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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