Old Buddha

London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1929. Hardcover. xviii, 346p., hardcover, 6x9 inch original black cloth boards in yellow titling; frontispiece protrait of the author, ownership inscription on the front free endpaper, lacking dustjacket if issued, boards slightly soiled, spine mildly toned, corners lightly bumped, minor soil on top-edge of text block, else in very good condition. On… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Cloth. Especially bright, handsome copy.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis, photos, xviii, 347p. Original yellowish orange cloth. 22cm. Minor cover soil and wear. Backstrip unevenly concave. Extremities rubbed (some fraying and wear). Two former owner's names in pencil or ink on front free endpaper. No jacket. First published in 1928. Princess Der Ling had served as Lady… Read more about this item

John Lane The Bodley Head, 1929. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, yellow top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as… Read more about this item

Dodd, Mead & Company, 1929. Hard cover. Fair/No jacket. Cover is worn and rubbed with the back cover being slightly tanned along the back covers hinge. The top and bottom edges of the spine are bumped and chipped. The corners are bumped. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. The front end leaf book plate is detached from… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Good(+) to very good(-) copy. Light to moderate soiling to cloth from handling and some liquid stains; moderate wear to corners with some rubbing and light fraying especially to spine ends; book plate to front pastedown; light dust soilign to top edge of pages;… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Good. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is cocked. Owner's name and address written on the front free endpaper. .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928. Biography of China's last Empress. Hardcover, no jacket, shows some light wear, rubbing, minor staining, hinges tender. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo.

Dodd, Mead & Co. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Condition: Very Good (Fine). Clean copy - tight Harcover binding with clear and complete text. Includes a plastic protection. Inscribed by previous owner. Deckled edges.

New York: John Lane, Bodley Head, 1929. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback in original cloth xviii + 347pp., frontis., illusts., Front hinge a little tender o/w a very good bright, tight copy in dark blue cloth

NP: Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Very Good. 2010. Paperback. 1163173886 . Several dogeared pages ; Paperback. B&W illustrations. Tell all of author's time as first lady-in-waiting to the Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi. Facsimile reprint of 1928 edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xx + 347 pages .

NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1929. Christmas, 1929 gift inscription in ink, on half title page; Owner's return address label on fep, else textblock very clean and tight; Plates and decorative end papers; Gently sunned and soiled spine, bumped spine extremities; Lacks dust jacket; 347p.Collectible copy.. Early Reprint. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. hardback in decorated cloth xviii + 347pp., frontis., illusts., Some browning to early pages o/w a very good bright, tight copy in yellow cloth

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1929. 2nd printing. Decorative full cloth binding, mildly toned and hand-soiled. Decorative endpapers. Unmarked inside. xviii, 347pp. Photos.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

New York 1928 first edition Dodd mead. Hardcover. Octavo, 347p., bright orange cloth. VG, top righthand corner of front end paper torn off and ink notation on halftitle indicating some experts doubt authenticity of this memoir, no DJ. .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928. Hardbound. G- (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket and discoloration at back inside cover, perforation stamp used on illus., a well-worn volume, pages are tanned and some corners are missing, rebound hinges are tight, rebound cover shows somewhat heavy use with much edge wear. Still intact, though.).… Read more about this item

Dodd Mead and Company, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Missing. 8x5x1. Yellow cloth covered boards with black titles; mild wear; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Previous owner's name on free front endpaper; illustrations in black and white; interior clean and unmarked; 347 pages.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good hardcover, 347 pages, handwriting on inside back cover.

Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928. Hardcover. Good. . Tanning to spine, minor dust wear, otherwise VG. Pages clean, binding sturdy.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1929. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 9" by 6". Not stated. A very smart copy of this biographical work on the Empress Dowager Cixi, or the Old Buddha, by Princess Der Ling. In the scarce original dust wrapper. Here, with sympathy and fidelity, the author tells in narrative form the life story of… Read more about this item