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The Life of Li Yuan-Hung by Edward S. G. Li - 1925

by Edward S. G. Li

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The Life of Li Yuan-Hung

by Edward S. G. Li

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Tientsin: The Tientsin Press Ltd, 1925. Cloth. Good/No Jacket as Published. Type: Book Inscription with compliments from the author. Seperately includes a signed original photograph of the author. A scarce signed copy by the son of the subject, published by the shortlived Tientsin press. N.B. Very slight fading to spine. Corners of boards and spine a little rubbed. Inside spine a little cracked. 111pp
  • Bookseller Fireside Bookshop GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Cloth
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  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher The Tientsin Press Ltd
  • Place of Publication Tientsin
  • Date Published 1925

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by LI, Edward S. G

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Tianjin: The Tientsin Press, Limited,, 1925. Presented by the son of the first vice president of the Republic of China First edition, first printing, of this biography of Yuanhong, first vice president of the Republic of China, inscribed by his son, the author, on the first blank, "To Mr and Mrs M. W. Bergin, from Edward S. Li", along with Li's personal ink seal on the title page, and a photograph of Li similarly inscribed to Mrs Bergin. Edward S. G. Li (1903-1983, Chinese: Li Shaoji) was the oldest son of Li Yuanhong (1864-1928), one of the most important political figures in the nascent Republic of China. After enjoying a westernised military education in Tianjin, in the last two decades of the Qing dynasty, Li Yuanhong rose through the ranks of the Chinese army, eventually working for Zhang Zhidong (the viceroy of Wuhan) in the early 1900s and then being appointed colonel in 1906. In October 1911, when an anti-Qing revolution broke out in the nearby city of Wuchang, Li somewhat reluctantly took… Read More
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