Lum chung (9 Ergebnisse)

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint: January 1991. 319 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Small stains on top edge, front cover and spine. Wayne Lum (Design); Chung-Kwong Cheung (Illustrations by); Howard Eng (Cartoons by) (illustrator).

Zustand: Acceptable. Walter & Mahon 1933 Binding: Hardcover.

Zustand: VERY GOOD. First edition. A bilingual collection of poetry with the original Chinese on the left and the English translation by Sui Peng on the right. The foreword notes that the author had been in the United States for almost 6 years at the time of publication. Illustrated with decorations on every page by Edna Francess Edell, although the dancing nudes endpapers seem unrelated to the book itself. 169 pp. Very good in light green paper-covered boards with an illustration within a gold frame on the front cover, lettering in black. (a clean, straight copy with minor wear to the edges of the boards).…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. First American edition. Translation by Sui Peng. Decoration by Edna Francess Edell. A tear on the rear board, worn edges, a library stamp on the title page, a owner name on the front free endpaper, and toning thus very good in a good only dust jacket with shallow chips, tears, and toning. Prints poems by Chung Park Lum, in English and Chinese text, on facing pages. Written while the author was living in the United States (for six years).…

Decorations by Edna Francess Edell, 9 x 6, pict green boards, 169 pp, covers very worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying (esp spine ends), front inner hinge cracked, contents toned, worn and loose with scattered finger soil. INSCRIBED "To Betty Bacon / Best Wishes" AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, who adds "Dec. 13, 1928 / New York." Verse in Chinese with English translation on opposite page. …

xxxvii + [one] + 507pp, lettering on spine worn, little light marking upper cover. Very good hardback copy. The author writes in the foreword that it is his aim to provide a working knowledge of English for my people (Chinese in the US) who are engaged in business. He offers the crucial phrases grouped under five parts; 1. Restaurant Management; How to Wait on the Table; General Conversation (includes Holidays in the United States; Applying for a position and applying for a position on a ship; what to wear on various occasions; friendly and formal visits etc); General Business Conversation; Appendix (What is mentioned in a lease; at the quarantine station; A Chinese menu; An American Menu).…