The Eight Banners - Hardcover
The first in a two-book sequence of historical adventures set in the Chinese Empire of the Manchu Dynasty. In 1793, Robert Barrington, a mariner, arrives in Peking, where he founds a trading house. Running parallel to the rise of the Barringtons are momentous events in Chinese history.
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- PublisherTime Warner Books UK
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0356206637
- ISBN 13 9780356206639
- BindingHardcover
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Eight Banners
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR005125126
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002170539
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The Eight Banners
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Book Description Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean. Good DJ with light fading on the spine. Seller Inventory # 9999-9995066305
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine+. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine+. First Edition. 403pp. 9.5 x 6 inches approx. The Saga of the Barrington family in 19th Century China. Discoloured spine of dust jacket, otherwise all as new. Seller Inventory # 1036
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Large, sturdy book, quality red cloth, very bright silver lettering on spine, 403 stiff pages, a map and genealogical chart in early pages. DJ beneath mylar, a stunning color-illustration of Chinese celebration on front, spine and back. Seller Inventory # 058873
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The Eight Banners
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Slight shelf wear and tear to unclipped DJ. Old price to front endpaper. ; Red cloth boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Nice tight copy, no names inside. ; 403 pages; In 1793, Robert Barrington, a mariner, arrives in the Gulf of Chih-li as part of Lord Macartney's embassy to the Manchu court due to his knowledge of the language. In China he will he found a trading house and a dynasty of this own. Seller Inventory # 19667
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket. Alan Savage is the pseudonym of Christopher Nicole and this is his third novel. It is the saga of the Barrington family, set against the vast tapestry of China, which recreates the splendour and brutal squalor of the eight Manchu tribes who carried their banners against the decaying Ming Dynasty. D4A Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 002945
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