What's Wrong with China
Rodney Gilbert
Sold by Codex, Dunkerque, France
AbeBooks Seller since 8 January 2026
Used - Hardcover
Condition: Used - Near fine
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Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by Codex, Dunkerque, France
AbeBooks Seller since 8 January 2026
Condition: Used - Near fine
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketTitle: What's Wrong with China - Rodney Gilbert - 1932 - Fine Leather Binding
Description: New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1932. Octavo (approx. 21 cm), 315 pages.
A well-preserved edition of Rodney Gilbert?s provocative and influential work on the historical and social roots of China's political instability during the early 20th century. Gilbert, a noted American journalist in North China, offers a critical analysis of Chinese traditions, language, history, and foreign relations from a period-specific Western perspective.
Binding: Beautifully bound in contemporary (or slightly later) half red leather with matching corner tips. Spine features five raised bands, with gilt-stamped title and author, and compartments decorated with elegant gilt floral motifs. Marbled paper boards and matching endpapers. Condition: Near fine. The binding is firm and bright with only minimal shelf wear to the corners. The interior is clean with very light occasional foxing. Includes a vintage owner's signature "Pedroso Rodrigues" on the half-title page.
Provenance: This copy bears the vintage signature of Pedroso Rodrigues, a high-ranking Portuguese diplomat (Consul General). Given the book's focus on international relations and Chinese political turmoil in the 1930s, this provenance adds significant historical context, suggesting the volume was once part of a professional diplomatic library during the interwar period.
A superb bibliophile copy, perfect for collectors of Asian history or fine bindings.
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