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Half of Man Is Woman [SIGNED BY TRANSLATOR, FIRST UK PRINTING]
by Chang, Hsien-Liang, and Zhang, Xianliang, and Xianliang, Zhang
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670818216
- ISBN 13
- 9780670818211
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Viking Books, 1988. 1st UK edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by the translator, Martha Avery, to the late journalist Elie Abel on first free endpaper. 1st UK edition, no numberline. Edgewear, bumped corners and a tiny closed tear to dust jacket. 252 p. Audience: General/trade. Pages are toning. Translation of a controversial Chinese semi-autobiographical novel about the experiences of a man sent to the labor camps for publishing poetry. By the author of 'Grass Soup' and 'Mimosa'. Avery is the translator of 'Alibaba' and author of 'The Tea Road: China and Russia Meet Across the Steppe'. Rare signed by anyone. 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.
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- MostlySignedBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 683
- Title
- Half of Man Is Woman [SIGNED BY TRANSLATOR, FIRST UK PRINTING]
- Author
- Chang, Hsien-Liang, and Zhang, Xianliang, and Xianliang, Zhang
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st UK edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670818216
- ISBN 13
- 9780670818211
- Publisher
- Viking Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 252
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I am a long-time book collector who goes to book signings, book sales, and book stores. I keep my books in a smoke-free environment and treat them with respect. I only sell books because I run out of storage space. If you ever have any questions or concerns about anything please feel free to e-mail me. I guarantee all purchases and want all buyers to feel confident in ordering online. Where possible, books are shipped in protective mylar sleeves, in bubble wrap, in cardboard boxes.
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