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1957. Paperback. Good. in x in x in.

William Heinemann, London . Toronto, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. Preface by author and House of Tang family tree. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as for the frontispiece, with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The biography of Empress Wu Tsertien, who, in the seventh century became the Empress of China. Once the mistress of the Emperor Taitsung, who through charm, despotic use of power, murder – up to and including her own children and grandchildren – wielded immense power up to almost to a death at 83. " ... But although she was responsible for a reign of terror and political purges on a scale only equalled in our own times, she was adored by her subjects and was undoubtedly a woman of great fascination and intelligence." – from front fold over panel blurb.… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1957. 1st edition. Very nice copy. small octavo. hardback with dust jacket xiv + 245pp., colour frontis., The biography of Empress Wu Tsertien, who, in the seventh century became the Empress of China. Once the mistress of the Emperor Taitsung, who through charm, despotic use of power, murder, up to and including her own children and grandchildren. She wielded immense power up to her death at 83. Neat ownership signature o/w a nice copy

William Heinemann 1957. FIRST EDITION, octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 245pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, spine sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & intials to rear eps, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling & staining to spine & covers)