Author: COONEY, ELEANOR AND ALTIERI, DANIEL
Title: The Court of the Lion - a Novel of Eighth-Century China
Description: London, Michael Joseph. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 071813138x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG + dustjacket which is not price clipped. Publisher's promotional postcard included. A fictional tour de force of 920 pages, a masterly recreation of a vanished civilisation. It's focus is the glittering court of the Emperor Minghuang, Son of Heaven, a centre for the arts and a hotbed of intrigue and gossip. Following the death of the empress and his favourite son, the reins of power have slipped unnoticed into the hands of his feared Chief Minister, Li Lin-fu. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.33 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST NOT EX LIB 21. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: Historical Fiction, Emperor Minghuang, LI Lin-Fu, 18th Century China 071813138x


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