Previous owner's signature front endpaper, scattered pencilled underscoring of text. ; 14 x 21 cm.; pg. xvi, 847 ; Originally published 1946. Two volumes in one. Preface to the Third Edition, preface, index, folding map. "From the beginning in the remote past to the turbulent present, Dr. Latourette brings into focus all our knowledge concerning the Chinese. In his book we see Chinese history as a whole--we follow China's growth to a mighty empire, see its political and social institutions develop, and follow its great cultural advances, dynasty by dynasty. " Hucker #4

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