GOOD to VERY GOOD CONDITION

 

This sale is for a vintage hardback FIRST EDITION entitled “Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze,” by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (1892-1958) with numerous illustrations by Kurt Wiese, including a COLOUR frontispiece and illustrated endpapers.

 

It was published by George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., of London, and is the 1934 FIRST BRITISH EDITION of the author’s first work.

 

This work was based on the author’s time as a director of schools in Chungking (Chongqing).

 

This charming book tells the fascinating story of a Chinese boy who passes from surprise to surprise, adventure to adventure and through his eyes we see the China of the 1930’s.

 

The contents include:

 

·       A City Set Upon a Hill

·       Service at the Point of a Rifle

·       For Sale - Dragon’s Breath, Cheap

·       Tilting with Fire

·       The Devils of Disease

·       A Footstool for Bandits!

·       A River on the Rampage

·       A Small Problem of Ownership

·       “He Who Rides on a Tiger Cannot Dismount”

·       A Use for Curiosity

·       “One Must First Scale the Mountain in Order to View the Plain”

·       Glossary of Chinese Words

 

The book measures 8.75 inches x 6.25 inches x 1.6 inches and has 253 pages (including illustrations). 

 

The book is in good, neat condition for its age, with minor wear/bumps and is a little faded to the original cloth hardback cover, with a previous owner’s signature at the front, a little light foxing near the covers, and no other ink or pencil markings in the book. The binding is good with no loose or missing pages.  There is no dust-jacket.

 

A wonderful, illustrated vintage FIRST EDITION.

 

COMBINED POSTAGE - ALL BIDDERS: We offer 20% off the total postage & packing/‘shipping’ for additional items after the cost of the heaviest book – please wait for a combined invoice.

 

Please click on “View Sellers Other Items” towards the top right hand side of this page for other vintage editions. 

 

Buyer to pay postage & packing

For UK Postage: 2nd Class/Parcels = £3.10;

or 1st Class = £3.90

 

European Union Postage: = 6.95 GB Pounds

 

USA Postage: Air Mail (USA) = 13.45 GB Pounds

 

Rest of the World Postage: Air Mail (Anywhere else in the World) = 10.70 GB Pounds

 

Surface Mail (Anywhere in the World) = 13.20 GB Pounds

 

Unwinsbooks have held down shipping prices from 2013-2020 in spite of small increases in postage costs.  However, Royal Mail Prices dramatically changed on 1 July 2020, as a result of exceptional cost increases outside of their control, so we are reluctantly having to pass on pricing increases for parcels being sent overseas (primarily USA, New Zealand, Australia and the Rest of the World). 

 

These costs are a direct result of: 

 

 

 

“Royal Mail, always aim to deliver the best value international services. We fully recognise that these changes are significant. This was a decision we reluctantly took but is necessary in view of the increased costs borne by Royal Mail.”

 

If the Royal Mail reduce their charges in the future (in particular what they term “Temporary Air Carrier Supplement Pricing”) unwinsbooks will reduce the international costs accordingly.

 

Unwinsbooks always obtain a proof of postage receipt from the Royal Mail.  Packages over Royal Mail size rules may be sent by courier (customer will be informed).

 

Goods will be WELL PACKAGED by Unwins Books and dispatched once payment has cleared.

 

PAYMENT FOR UK BIDDERS: By Paypal, UK cheque, or postal order. 

 

POSTAGE UK BIDDERS:  If you require registered post - "sign for" - then this will be an extra £1.10 per package (UK purchasers only).

 

PAYMENT FOR OVERSEAS BIDDERS: By Paypal Only.  Sorry, but overseas (non UK) personal checks and International Money Orders are NOT accepted due to huge bank charges.

 

POSTAGE OVERSEAS BIDDERS:  Please note that Surface Mail is very slow (6 to 12 weeks).