VARGH3 Varé, Daniel: THE GATE OF HAPPY SPARROWS. London, 1955. 6th edition. xv, 258 pp. 19x13 cm. Cloth, dustjacket with slight loss. GBP 35.00 In the spring of 1912, the author was posted to China as First Secretary to the Italian Legation in Peking. This book is the second volume of the trilogy of beautifully-written books by Vare set in Peking, being the sequel to Maker of Heavenly Trousers and the precursor of The Temple of Costly Experience. This copy with decorative dustjacket lacking flap to inside front cover. Ninth edition. Difficult to find. Subjects: Travel Beijing Item 629 in List 212. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?v/VARGH3.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |