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ESCAPE WITH ME ! An Oriental Sketch Book.
by SITWELL, Osbert
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- Hardcover
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New York 1940, Harrison-Hilton. Buff cloth, very good, 16 bw photos, index, 322p. S C A R C E Written by one of England's greatest prose writers. The doc- umentary narrative of his sojourn to Saigon, with a descri- ption of both the war torn city and of the French colony. The main thrust of the work is the elaborate description of Cambodia's magnificient ruins of Angkor. Essentially, the work is about Angkor and the way hither. The second part is concerned with the spirit of new and old China and speci- fically with Peking. Filled with the details of close obser- vations, in terms of both people and monuments. Book One concerns Saigon, the Great Exhibition of the West, Pnom Penh, life among the ruins. Book II is titled Prospects of Peking. Sights and sounds of the Peking day, the wealth of yesteryear, the Forbidden City, Phoenix Tree, Ancestral Hall of the Exalted Brave and Loyal. A highly readable work quite fascinating. Scans can be sent by email. .
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- ESCAPE WITH ME ! An Oriental Sketch Book.
- Author
- SITWELL, Osbert
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- Used -
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- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Southeast Asia: Eclectic Items On Countries, Cultures & Subjects; Vietnam: Cochin-china, Tonkin, French-indo China: All Related; Cambodia; China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; Foreigners In China: All Periods;
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An Art & Intellectual Property Co. Since 1967* * * * *SINCE 1967, THE PAST FIFTY-YEARS WE HAVE BEEN PURVEYORS OF FINE & RARE BOOKS ON ALL ASPECTS FAR EASTERN, ASIAN & SOUTHEAST ASIAN CULTURES, COUNTRIES & SUBJECTS.Specialties include but are not limited to: CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM, INDO-CHINE, CAMBODIA, LAOS, PHILIPPINES, SHANGHAI, HONG KONG, CANTON, MACAO AREAS. LAFCADIO HEARN: First Editions, Manuscripts, Collections, Obscure Items, Japanese Cirimen-bon [Crepe Paper Books], LIBRARIES PURCHASED, APPRASIAL FOR ANY REASON. MEMBERS OF THE ABAA & ILAB SINCE JUNE 1973
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