Chang Hsin-hai Fabulous Concubine First and similar items

THE FABULOUS CONCUBINE: A Novel By Chang Hsin-hai. New York:Simon and Schuster, 1956. First edition, first printing. "First printing" statement to the copyright page, 1956 to the title page. Publisher's printed reader response post card, laid in. An historically and politically rich novel of China set at the turn of the twentieth century, primarily featuring Golden Orchid, dubbed 'Fabulous Concubine', a flower boat girl who became the second wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Germany and Russia. Minutely bumped to the lower corner tip, faint age-toning to the end-sheets as usual, else very nearly fine, tight, and square in yellow linen over russet-red boards with burgundy embossed decorative rule to the front cover and with burgundy titles, borders and decorative rules to the spine, deckle page fore-edges, upper page edges pale red; in a near fine dust jacket illustrated by Hang Da-chien, with a small surface rub to the lower front corner, two short creased tears to the upper end of the rear panel; original printed $4.50 price still intact to the front inner flap. The dust jacket will be placed in a clear protective, removable sleeve after scanning for this entry. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!