Lot 131
S. Hedin, Chiang Kai-Shek. Stockholm 1939. - With a dedication from the author.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
131
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Sven Hedin
Hedin, Sven: Chiang Kai-shek. Marskalk av Kina. Stockholm: A. Bonniers (1939). 23,5 x 16,3 cm. With numerous photographic illustrations on 41 plates, as well as 1 multi-folded map. 302 pp. Original paperback.
(The cover shows signs of wear and age-related discolouration. The spine and edges are browned. The front joint is damaged. The title page bears an institutional stamp and has a few pencil markings.)
Hess 43.7.1. – First edition of the biography of the Chinese military leader and statesman Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975). Hedin portrays Chiang as the heroic unifier of China in the fight against Japanese invasions and communism, and paints a politically uncritical, idealised picture of the Nationalist leader. - With a dedication by Hedin on the half-title page: “To the China Institute, Frankfurt am Main, with respectful regards … Stockholm, 24 January 1940”.
(The cover shows signs of wear and age-related discolouration. The spine and edges are browned. The front joint is damaged. The title page bears an institutional stamp and has a few pencil markings.)
Hess 43.7.1. – First edition of the biography of the Chinese military leader and statesman Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975). Hedin portrays Chiang as the heroic unifier of China in the fight against Japanese invasions and communism, and paints a politically uncritical, idealised picture of the Nationalist leader. - With a dedication by Hedin on the half-title page: “To the China Institute, Frankfurt am Main, with respectful regards … Stockholm, 24 January 1940”.