China's Courts and Concubines Jaoquin Pereyra Standing unstable on the island

Standing unstable on the island

de Kooning

transporting us to the marshland and coastline of her beloved home

and the exploiting of legal loopholes within Central Asia

China's Courts and Concubines Jaoquin Pereyra Standing unstable on the islandFrom the colourful past of ancient China, rich in story and legend, the author has taken fifteen of the men and women whose fascinating, eventful lives mirrored the times in which they lived, and who have become part of the long heritage of the Chinese people. Published 1956. Binding of book is loose. Sunned dust jacket with moderate shelfwear, foxing, some fraying, few tears and waterstains. Back of dust jacket held by tape. Sticker on front of dust