2004, ISBN: 9780500050903

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj,Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj,by Sarah Perkins; with negligible shelf-wear … Mehr…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj,Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj,by Sarah Perkins; with negligible shelf-wear and creases to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread copy? Sharp-cornered, unblemished publisher's original red cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-230pp [paginated] includes prologue+epilogue and 16 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication, contents list/table,and to rear,author's notes+6pp publisher's adverts for 3 titles. Lynne Reid Banks's 'TIGER,TIGER' is a hugely powerful and epic novel set against the dazzling backdrop of ancient Rome.This compelling and uplifting story about friendship,brotherhood and battling against the odds will grip all who read it. Two tiger cubs are snatched from their native jungle and shipped to Rome.On arrival at this strange land crowded with noisy "two-legs" they are cruelly separated.One cub becomes the princess's pampered and adored house pet.The other,fiercer,cub is trained to become the star performer in Caesar's bloodthirsty circus. Princess Aurelia detests her father's brutal "sport",but must keep her feelings secret - no one dares criticise the almighty Caesar! The only person she can confide in is the slave Julius,her tiger's keeper.But such a friendship is equally forbidden: should the Emperor find out,his anger would be terrible and the punishment severe.But friendship and love cannot be dictated,and neither tiger nor man is destined for a life in chains.In a world dominated by Caesar's will,all must fight for freedom. . . . .Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.HARPER COLLINS,2004., 5, London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 200mm x 260mm. Jacket has light general wear and some sunning to spine. No tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 224pp Spanning over 2,000 years, from the great 'First Emperor', buried with his terracotta army in the 3rd century BC, to the last emperor, enthroned in the Forbidden City in 1911, Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors details the fascinating lives and personalities of all 157 Chinese emperors. In addition to time lines detailing the major events of every reign, this book includes each emperor's name in Chinese calligraphic script, and a datafile for each emperor listing key information, such as name at birth and imperial wives and concubines.., Thames & Hudson, 2004, 3.5<

2003, ISBN: 9780500050903

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Thames and Hudson], Spanning more than two thousand years, from the first emperor, buried with his terra-cotta army in the third century B.C., to the last e… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Thames and Hudson], Spanning more than two thousand years, from the first emperor, buried with his terra-cotta army in the third century B.C., to the last emperor, enthroned in the Forbidden City as a boy of four in 1911, Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors presents the entire history of this vast and still mysterious region through the stories of its all-powerful rulers. The Chinese imperial system combined a highly centralized administration with a Confucian philosophy of moral-political beliefs. The emperor was the Son of Heaven and enjoyed semi-divine powers, but he was not infallible: should he fail his subjects, rebellion was justified. The emperors therefore weathered centuries of violent change and, despite brutal revolts and civil wars, remained at the center of the largest political unit in the world, the Middle Kingdom. The emperors were an extraordinary group of men--and one woman, Wu Zetian--whose virtues and faults were magnified by their exalted position. Many were literary scholars and painters (the Song emperor, Huizong, founded an imperial academy of painting). Some were mentally retarded; and some left the control of the empire to their eunuchs, concubines, or dowager empresses. Under able rulers, China's frontiers expanded, dominating Central and Southeast Asia; under weak rulers the frontiers shrank, and for centuries the country was occupied by alien Mongols. It took the arrival of a civilization from the West with superior firepower finally to shake the Middle Kingdom's foundations. The detailed coverage includes: data files for every emperor, listing important information such as name at birth and details of wives and concubines; special features ranging from the Great Wall of China to the Ming Tombs; portraits of the major emperors and maps detailing, for example, the arrival of Buddhism and the Silk Road routes; time lines with at-a-glance visual guides to the length and key events of each emperor's reign., DE, [SC: 4.80], wie neu, privates Angebot, 224, [GW: 1200g], [PU: London], Reprinted, Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / Weltgeschichte]<

1998, ISBN: 0500050902

[EAN: 9780500050903], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 2.99], [PU: W W NORTON & CO], ANN PALUDAN / HISTORY ASIA - CHINA ASIAN, 224 Seiten; 9780500050903.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in G… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780500050903], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 2.99], [PU: W W NORTON & CO], ANN PALUDAN / HISTORY ASIA - CHINA ASIAN, 224 Seiten; 9780500050903.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500, Books<

1998, ISBN: 0500050902

[EAN: 9780500050903], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 3.9], [PU: W W NORTON & CO], ANN PALUDAN / HISTORY ASIA - CHINA ASIAN, 224 Seiten; 9780500050903.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gr… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780500050903], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 3.9], [PU: W W NORTON & CO], ANN PALUDAN / HISTORY ASIA - CHINA ASIAN, 224 Seiten; 9780500050903.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500, Books<

1998, ISBN: 0500050902

[EAN: 9780500050903], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: W W NORTON & CO], ANN PALUDAN / HISTORY ASIA - CHINA ASIAN, 224 Seiten; 9780500050903.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500, B… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780500050903], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: W W NORTON & CO], ANN PALUDAN / HISTORY ASIA - CHINA ASIAN, 224 Seiten; 9780500050903.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500, Books<