Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze [Yangzijiang shang you de Xiaofuzi] [A City Set on a Hill; Service at the Point of a Rifle; For Sale: Dragon's Breath, Cheap; Tilting with Fire; A Footstool for Bandits; A River on the Rampage; A Use for Curiosity; etc]

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Cobalt Illustrations Studio, Inc; Low, William (illustrator). v, 265 pp. : illustrated ; 21 cm. ; OCLC: 7412159 ; ex-library, stamps, date due, tape-reinforced spine and corners ; text in English ; Summary: In the 1920's a Chinese youth from the country comes to Chungking with his mother where the bustling cit y offers adventure and his apprenticeship to a coppersmith ; "This special edition is published by arrangement with the publisher of the regular edition, The John C. Winston Company." ; this is an intelligently illustrated edition with pictures (fou r in color) by Kurt Wiese ; the illustrations are full of details and unlike many texts from the period dealing with Chinese culture, the writing and cultural artifacts depicted are true-to-life ; includes a glossary of Chinese words, and chapter no tes about China's geography, people and customs ; wear and foxing ; red cloth with gold/yellow lettering and picture ; won the Newbery Medal ; both Lewis and Wiese lived and worked in China for a number of years and here draw on their experiences to paint a realistic portrait of China ; FAIR. Book. Artikel-Nr. 3077

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