Plum-Blossom and Kai Lin by Hedwig Weiss-Sonnenburg
$15.00
A children's historical novel following Mehua, known as Plum-Blossom, and Kai Lin in a changing China after the fall of the Manchu dynasty. Translated from German by Joyce Emerson, this is the 1958 University of London Press edition.
Condition: Used hardcover with an illustrated dust jacket. The jacket is browned and marked, with edge wear, tears and a substantial chip at the head of the spine exposing the blue cloth beneath. The photographed preliminary page is age-toned with scattered spotting.
Book details
- Title: Plum-Blossom and Kai Lin
- Author: Hedwig Weiss-Sonnenburg
- Translator: Joyce Emerson
- Publisher: University of London Press Ltd.
- Publication: 1958
- Edition / printing: First UK edition, 1958; translated from the German
- Binding: Hardcover
- Language: English
Book details
- Title
- Plum-Blossom and Kai Lin
- Authors
- Hedwig Weiss-Sonnenburg
- Publisher
- University of London Press Ltd.
- Published
- 1958
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First UK edition, 1958; translated from the German
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, FICTION BOOKS, HISTORICAL FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: FICTION
Category: BOOKS, CHILDREN, CHINA, FICTION, HARDCOVER, HEDWIG WEISS-SONNENBURG, HISTORICAL FICTION, LOC022, TRANSLATED FICTION, USED, VINTAGE BOOKS
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