Buy this book on-line BIGLAND, EILEEN : Into ChinaMacmillan Co., New York, 1940
298 pages, 16 plates, 1 map, cloth. 1st edition, ex-library with usual library markings, some shelf-wear, the first 20 pages have some scotch tape repairs, text very good.. An account of the author s experiences on a trip on the Burma Road form Lashio to Kunming, the first western woman to do so. Yuan p.34. Contents: Prelude in Ranoon, Time-lag in Lashio, Into China, Background to war, Entr'acte in Lungling, Crossing Salween, The temple-dwellers of Pao Shan, Beggars in Hsiak'wan, Goodbye to the highway, Mirage becomes reality, White is the colour of sorrow, The city of desolation, Out of China, The cactus always flowers. Illustrations include: Curioisty at Pao Shan Gate, Mikiang Suspension Bridge, Street scene in Hsiak'Wan, Tali Pagoda at Talifu, The Cotton-spinners' rest hour - Kunming, The caravan halts on the Szechuan border, Cotton coolies on the Chungking Road, Annamite market-woman - Hanoi, War refugees - the saddest sight in China., Fair Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of BIGLAND, EILEEN : Into China. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, first editions, fine bindings, rare books and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |