The Last Empress: The She-Dragon of China by Keith Laidler - 2003-11

John Wiley & Sons, 2003-11-01. Paperback. Like New. 1.0200 in x 7.6400 in x 4.9600 in.

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John Wiley & Sons, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

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John Wiley & Sons November 2003. 2003. Softcover. 8vo softcover 256pp very good. In 1856 Emperor Hsien Feng turned over an ornately carved jade name-plaque next to his bedchamber, an action with which he brought a much-desired new concubine to his bed and unwittingly sealed the fate of the Manchu dynasty. A centuries-old prophecy had foretold that Manchu rule in China would be brought to ruin by a woman from the Yeho-Nala tribe; in the darkness of the bedchamber those words became reality. The Emperor was entranced with the young woman he had chosen, and from that time her power over him was ensured. Her name was Yehonala. Forced to enter the Forbidden City at the age of sixteen Yehonala lost her family, her betrothed and the life she had sought. She was entering a world of opulence, scholarship, intrigue and power struggles; a world that had remained for centuries untouched by the outside world or the passing of time, ruled by etiquette and tradition but with danger in every word or gesture. The… Read More

John Wiley & Sons, 2003-09-23. Paperback. Good. Wear present. Fold creasing present. Scruff marks present on the front cover, on the back cover and at the sides of every page. Foxing. Discolouration present. Small mark on every page. Owners name present inside on the front of first page.

John Wiley & Sons, 2003-09-23. Paperback. Very Good. Book is in very good condition. All pages are intact and unmarked.

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