Luke Hambledon (3 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The dust jacket has a little wear, with a few creases. The page edges are lightly foxed. 256 pages Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Hardback Edition. 285 x 230mm. pp. 255. English text. The Dragon Throne tells their rich, complex and often turbulent story, from the inception of the Qin dynasty to the fall of the Manchu in the early 20th century. China's imperial dynasties display a recurring pattern of birth, growth, prosperity and collapse due to external pressures. A number of powerful emperors left a particularly strong imprint on this troubled history, whether as conquerors, consolidators, tyrants, reformers or reactionaries. Colour illustrations throughout. Bound in original red boards. Housed in red pictorial dust jacket. Previous owners bookplate to front paste-down and a little light marking, otherwise clean. Binding strong. No underlining. Dust jacket protected with removable mylar cover. See images. 1.53kg. extra postage overseas.