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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition. First edition stated. Hardcover in red cloth lettered in black. Fine in very good, price intact dust jacket. x+ 229 pp. Boldly signed by legendary movie and television star Loretta Young on the front free endpaper. With the appearance of the 1937 book called "The Importance of Living" (that became an American bestseller that year ), Chinese writer, linguist and inventor Lin Yutang (1895-1976) was established in Western minds as one of the most original and engaging Asian thinkers of all time. His blend of wisdom and humor --on subjects as varied as love, literature, education, culture, death and power--has been credited with pioneering a humorous style in modern Chinese literature and served as a cultural bridge between China and the West. in this compilation, pieces have been culled from the entire range of his writing organized into chapters including "On happiness and The Enjoyment of Living", "On Education and Culture", "On Being Reasonable", "On Friendship, Love and Marriage", "On Government and Power". Loretta Young (born Gretchen Michela Young, 1913-2000) first appeared in silent film at the age of three (uncredited). While in high school, she was signed to a contract by John McCormick (husband of Colleen Moore) who gave her the name "Loretta". After appearing in one silent film under her name, Gretchen Young", she appeared as Loretta Young in "The Whip Woman" in 1928. The same year, she won her breakout role opposite Lon Chaney (Sr.) in the MGM film "Laugh, Clown' Laugh". Chaney, at the time the highest paid actor in Hollywood with roles such as "The Phantom of The Opera" and "The hunchback of Notre Dame", took the 15-year old actress under his protective and professional wing. By the 1930's, Young has become one of Hollywood's most popular stars, known in and out of pictures for her ladylike, wholesome demeanor.…

Zustand: New. Editor(s): Latham, A. J. H.; Anderson, B. L. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: KCC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 603. . 2016. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. Dust jacket bright, several splits and losses at edges, larger loss at top-edge of rear panel; Grey cloth boards a touch rubbed on corners, gilt lettering tarnished; Pages age-toned, spotted on edges and endpapers, coloured plates; Binding tight. ; 7.5 x 10"; 264 pages.…