Selle Earl Albert (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

paperback. Condition: Good. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Paperback. Pub Date :1993-02 Pages: 388 Publisher: Xinhua Publishing House Turner (1875-1946). Australian reporter democrat. Came to China in 1903. of all the major events involved in China's political arena. This book describes his experiences in China.Four Satisfaction guaranteed,or money back.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Condition of Hardback Book: Very Good Condition of Dustjacket: Fair Story of Australian who spent most of his life in China, and who became a close friend of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Gen. Chiang Kai-shek. Alively, personal biography of a modern mystery man, William Henry Donald of Melbourne, Australia, who came to be a moving force in China, first with his association with the Manchu period, later with his work for Dr. Sun, the Young Marshal, and the Chiangs, a man whose incorruptibility was honored, whose place in Japanese black books was permanent. Four decades of belief in the country he knew intimately, as correspondent, as adviser to its leaders, four decades of fighting for the things he felt should be part of China, gave him a special know-how of Chinese politics, rulers, and rights that the people themselves should have. This is his story- dictated to the biographer, as Donald was dying, after the war, in Hawaii, a story told in vivid terms. Much is in disagreement with other books on China; much will be new in Donald's relationships with Manchu viceroys, with newspapers of the early days, with the trends of revolt against the moral rot of previous rules, with the anticipation of troubles ahead. But it will be for the picture of the man himself- an adventurer only in his dedication to a crusade-China and her place in the world. Of more than usual biographical interest, for the many readers who are familiar with his name in the records of those years, as put down by almost everyone writing of China. 375pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Original gilt-titled cloth, map endpages. First edition stated with a-x code. Few stains/indentations to cloth, gilt a bit dulled, PO info to frontis verso. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 374 pages.

First edition (Australia). William Henry Donald (1875 - 1946) was an Australian journalist who worked in China from 1903 until World War II. He had considerable direct and indirect influence on events in China during that period. He befriended Charlie Soong, the wealthy publisher and father of the Soong sisters, and had known "the present Mesdames Kung, Sun and Chiang were small children." He became a friend and advisor to Sun Yat-Sen and to Generalissimo and Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. The Japanese invaders in China dubbed Donald "the evil spirit of China" for his role in advising the Chinese government in their efforts against the invasion. They had offered growing rewards for his capture, dead or alive. Once they had almost got him, when Zero fighters attacked his plane over China but his pilot escaped into a cloud bank. In February 1945, it turned out that they had held him for more than three years, without knowing it was him, in one of the Manila prison camps. Donald had been a prisoner since February 1942, when the Japanese arrested him at Manila when he was on his way back to China from New Zealand via the Philippines. During his captivity, he had used a false name. After a brief visit to New York City in 1945, Donald returned to Shanghai, where he died in 1946. He was farewelled in a state funeral by the government of the Republic of China. As he lay dying in 1946, Donald dictated his recollections to Earl Albert Selle, who produced this biography.The boards are a little stained at the very top however the book is in very good condition. The dustjacket is torn at the top with a piece missing as well as being chipped on the edges. There is an ex-libris bookplate on the first page .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition (1948) so stated. Very Good in a Good DJ: The Book shows faint droplet stains to panels of the beige cloth over boards: just a hint of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; two tiny coffee-like droplet stains at the top edge; the binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. The DJ shows fairly heavy wear to the extremities with some loss to the head of the backstrip and a 1" chip at the bottom of the rear panel; the front panel image is intact and the red areas of the front panel and bright; the price ($3.50) is unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library copy. 8vo (8.5 x 6 x 1.4 inches). Frontispiece duotone photograph. Language: English. Weight: 21.5 ounces. Endpaper maps. Deckle fore-edge. Hardcover with DJ. William Henry Donald (1875 - 1946) was an Australian journalist who worked in China from 1903 until World War II. He had considerable direct and indirect influence on events in China during that period. He befriended Charlie Soong, the wealthy publisher and father of the Soong sisters, and had known "the present Mesdames Kung, Sun and Chiang [when they] were small children." He became a friend and advisor to Sun Yat-Sen and to Generalissimo and Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. The Japanese invaders in China dubbed Donald "the evil spirit of China" for his role in advising the Chinese government in their efforts against the invasion. They had offered growing rewards for his capture, dead or alive. Once they had almost got him, when Zero fighters attacked his plane over Chinabut his pilot escaped into a cloud bank. In February 1945, it turned out that they had held him for more than three years, without knowing it was him, in one of the Manila prison camps. Donald had been a prisoner since February 1942, when the Japanese arrested him at Manila when he was on his way back to China from New Zealand via the Philippines. During his captivity, he had used a false name. After a brief visit to New York City in 1945, Donald returned to Shanghai, where he died in 1946. He was farewelled in a state funeral by the government of the Republic of China. As he lay dying in 1946, Donald dictated his recollections to Earl Albert Selle, who produced this biography. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; ix, 374 pages.

paperback. Condition: Good. Pub Date: 1948 Pages: 374 Publisher: New York wire-bound hinge binding. a copy of the old version! Bought is so clear printing!

New York [1948], Harper. Gray cloth, end paper maps, bibliography, maps, 374p., 15 x 21.5 cm., very good, clean & solid, faint round stain on front cover, barely noticeable, interior pristine, spine a bit dull.* FIRST & ONLY EDITION * . *** **** *** . . DONALD'S LAST DYING WORDS ARE THIS BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY . . . WILLIAM HENRY DONALD, "DONALD OF CHINA" WAS MANY THINGS . . . NOT ONLY FRIENDS OF SUN YAT-SEN, MME. & GENERAL CHIANG & . . . GENERAL CHENNAULT, COMMANDER & FOUNDER OF THE . . "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGERS," . . . BUT A LOYAL FRIEND OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA . * WILLIAM HENRY DONALD [1875-1946]: He was an Australian newspaperman, journalist, soldier of Fortune, an "unofficial foreign minister of China's first Revolutionary government." who worked in China from 1903 until the beginning of World War II. . He had considerable direct and indirect influence on events during his 43 year tenure in China. . He was also friends with Sun Yat-sen, Mme. & Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and General Claire L. Chennault, founder of the celebrated "A.V.G." ["AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"] later called the heroic "FLYING TIGERS" of World War II Burma and China. . *** A BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: DICTATED TO EARL A. SELLE ON DONALD'S DEATH BED IN SHANGHAI: . After a brief visit to New York City in 1945, Donald returned to Shanghai, where he died in 1946. He was farewelled in a state funeral by the government of the Republic of China. . As he lay dying in Shanghai in 1946, Donald dictated his recollections to Earl Albert Selle, who produced a biography called Donald of China. Naturally this book cannot truly be called an 'autobiography' but in essence it is Donald's last dying words. Regardless, this is a record of his 43 years work in China. . This is a superb biography, giving keen insight to the major events and personalities of China, from the maelstrom of China after the last Emperor. Donald went to China in 1905 and died shortly after leaving in 1948. He served a variety of assortment of governments and peoples in China for some 43 years. His goal was to make a cohesive Chinese government. . *** DONALD: ENEMY OF THE JAPANESE: The Japanese invaders in China had dubbed Donald "The evil spirit of China" for his role in advising the Chinese government in their efforts against the invasion. They had offered growing rewards for his capture, dead or alive. . Once they had almost got him, when Zero fighters attacked his plane over China, but his pilot escaped into a cloud bank. . In February 1945, it turned out that they had held him for more than three years, without knowing it was him, in one of the Manila prison camps. Donald had been a prisoner since February 1942, when the Japanese arrested him at Manila when he was on his way back to China from New Zealand via the Philippines. During his captivity, he had used a false name . *** MORE ABOUT DONALD: Per the notes on the dust jacket: "The journalist who time and again scoped the world press. The soldier of fortune who helped overturn the Manchu throne. The daredevil who sighted the guns at the siege of Nanjing. The visionary who insisted that China belonged to the Chinese. The unofficial foreign minister to China's first revolutionary government and a power in each succeeding regime. The man the Japanese hated and feared and hunted ruthlessly but never quite caught." . *** THE KIDNAPPING OF GENERAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK: XIAN INCIDENT . In order to force the issue to establish a united front against the Japanese invasion, Young Marshall Zhang Xueliang kidnapped Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in the infamous Xi'an Incident. Donald was the special envoy to Xi'an sent by Madame Chiang to negotiate for Chiang's release. . He played a pivotal role in convincing his old friend Zhang Xueliang and the CCP to release Chiang. After several rounds of negotiations, Chiang was released to a plane bound for Nanjing escorted by Zhang. When the plane arrived in Nanjing, Zhang was immediately arrested and was incarcerated, staying in prison in China and, later, Taiwan, for more than fifty years. Chiang Kai-shek recorded in his diary that Zhang Xueliang "denied having known beforehand of the revolt and tried soothingly to argue with his chief" See Hanh below. . *** With a b.w. photo frontispiece of Donald, index, dust jacket shows Donald with General & Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, one of his closest and best friends. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: Bound in the original publisher's buff cloth with gold-stamped titles on the spine, with end-paper maps. . When present the dust jacket is preserved in a Mylar protector. . *** REFERENCES: . en-wikipedia-org/wiki/William_Henry_Donald * CHENNAULT, Claire L.: WAY OF A FIGHTER: The Memoirs Of Claire Lee Chennault, Donald is well discussed see: pp.33-34, 42,44. & 51. * Hahn, Emily.: THE SOONG SISTERS, 1941, p.212 for the Xian Incident, see page 216 for a photo of Donald, General J.L. Huang and Chiang Kai-shek. . *.

New York [1948], Harper. Black cloth, bright,a clean & solid copy, bibliography, 2 maps, very good + dust jacket, small piece missing, in Mylar protector, 15 x 21.5 cm., 374p.,the contents pristine, end paper maps.** FIRST & ONLY EDITION ** . *** **** *** . . DONALD'S LAST DYING WORDS ARE THIS BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY . . . WILLIAM HENRY DONALD, "DONALD OF CHINA" WAS MANY THINGS . . . NOT ONLY FRIENDS OF SUN YAT-SEN, MME. & GENERAL CHIANG & . . . GENERAL CHENNAULT, COMMANDER & FOUNDER OF THE . . "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGERS," . . . BUT A LOYAL FRIEND OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA . * WILLIAM HENRY DONALD [1875-1946]: He was an Australian newspaperman, journalist, soldier of Fortune, an "unofficial foreign minister of China's first Revolutionary government." who worked in China from 1903 until the beginning of World War II. . He had considerable direct and indirect influence on events during his 43 year tenure in China. . He was also friends with Sun Yat-sen, Mme. & Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and General Claire L. Chennault, founder of the celebrated "A.V.G." ["AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"] later called the heroic "FLYING TIGERS" of World War II Burma and China. . *** A BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: DICTATED TO EARL A. SELLE ON DONALD'S DEATH BED IN SHANGHAI: . After a brief visit to New York City in 1945, Donald returned to Shanghai, where he died in 1946. He was farewelled in a state funeral by the government of the Republic of China. . As he lay dying in Shanghai in 1946, Donald dictated his recollections to Earl Albert Selle, who produced a biography called Donald of China. Naturally this book cannot truly be called an 'autobiography' but in essence it is Donald's last dying words. Regardless, this is a record of his 43 years work in China. . This is a superb biography, giving keen insight to the major events and personalities of China, from the maelstrom of China after the last Emperor. Donald went to China in 1905 and died shortly after leaving in 1948. He served a variety of assortment of governments and peoples in China for some 43 years. His goal was to make a cohesive Chinese government. . *** DONALD: ENEMY OF THE JAPANESE: The Japanese invaders in China had dubbed Donald "The evil spirit of China" for his role in advising the Chinese government in their efforts against the invasion. They had offered growing rewards for his capture, dead or alive. . Once they had almost got him, when Zero fighters attacked his plane over China, but his pilot escaped into a cloud bank. . In February 1945, it turned out that they had held him for more than three years, without knowing it was him, in one of the Manila prison camps. Donald had been a prisoner since February 1942, when the Japanese arrested him at Manila when he was on his way back to China from New Zealand via the Philippines. During his captivity, he had used a false name . *** MORE ABOUT DONALD: Per the notes on the dust jacket: "The journalist who time and again scoped the world press. The soldier of fortune who helped overturn the Manchu throne. The daredevil who sighted the guns at the siege of Nanjing. The visionary who insisted that China belonged to the Chinese. The unofficial foreign minister to China's first revolutionary government and a power in each succeeding regime. The man the Japanese hated and feared and hunted ruthlessly but never quite caught." . *** THE KIDNAPPING OF GENERAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK: XIAN INCIDENT . In order to force the issue to establish a united front against the Japanese invasion, Young Marshall Zhang Xueliang kidnapped Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in the infamous Xi'an Incident. Donald was the special envoy to Xi'an sent by Madame Chiang to negotiate for Chiang's release. . He played a pivotal role in convincing his old friend Zhang Xueliang and the CCP to release Chiang. After several rounds of negotiations, Chiang was released to a plane bound for Nanjing escorted by Zhang. When the plane arrived in Nanjing, Zhang was immediately arrested and was incarcerated, staying in prison in China and, later, Taiwan, for more than fifty years. Chiang Kai-shek recorded in his diary that Zhang Xueliang "denied having known beforehand of the revolt and tried soothingly to argue with his chief" See Hanh below. . *** With a b.w. photo frontispiece of Donald, index, dust jacket shows Donald with General & Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, one of his closest and best friends. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: Bound in the original publisher's buff cloth with gold-stamped titles on the spine, with end-paper maps. . When present the dust jacket is preserved in a Mylar protector. . *** REFERENCES: . en-wikipedia-org/wiki/William_Henry_Donald * CHENNAULT, Claire L.: WAY OF A FIGHTER: The Memoirs Of Claire Lee Chennault, Donald is well discussed see: pp.33-34, 42,44. & 51. * Hahn, Emily.: THE SOONG SISTERS, 1941, p.212 for the Xian Incident, see page 216 for a photo of Donald, General J.L. Huang and Chiang Kai-shek. . *.