Chennault Anna Signed (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Black & White Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Lightly soiled cover has been repaired at the bottom of the spine edge, light wrinkling first four pages, small tear bottom of preface page, otherwise clean and well bound. 4 X 7" 318 pages, published 1962. Introduction by Lin Yutang. *Signed on the front end page by Author Anna Chan Chennault*, the first woman correspondent for China's Central News Agency, China's largest leading press. She met and interviewed General Chennault of the US 14th Air Force Headquarters, China in 1944, three years later they married, Anna was 24 years old and General Chennault, 54. Until the General's death 14 year later it was "A marriage made in Heaven". Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. *Signed by Author*.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Signed first edition of A Thousand Springs by Anna Chennault. (illustrator). First Edition, Later Printing. Octavo, xiv, 318pp. Cream hardcover, title in black on orange cloth spine. Stated "Eighth Printing, November, 1970" on copyright page. Solid text block, foxed edges, internally clean. In the publisher's dust jacket, stated "Eighth Printing" with $6.95 retail price on front flap. Faint foxing to all edges, short closed tear to top edge of spine. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "To Doreen Feng With warmest regards and best wishes Anna Chennault," featuring a few additional characters near her signature. Doreen Feng (1923-1980) was the daughter of Chinese diplomat Chih-Tsing Feng. She was a multitalented author, painter, and sportswoman. She worked for the United States Department of Commerce, responsible for designing rural programs in fisheries and aquaculture for minority populations in Alaska. In her free time, she wrote "The Joy of Chinese Cooking," and was a respected member of the New York social scene. Signed.