China's Courts and Concubines Jaoquin Pereyra The past has crawled out

The past has crawled out of its grave

de Kooning

a captain in chains

each guide Rather than a comprehensive directory of all there is to see and do

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China's Courts and Concubines Jaoquin Pereyra The past has crawled outFrom 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