Siege Peking by Peter Fleming (127 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Reprint. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 44215649. 1782218012. 6/23/2026 12:33:32 PM.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Both the dust jacket and the book are in Near Fine condition. Dust jacket is protected in mylar. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS 12637 03/2021.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Oxford University Press, 1986. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. This hardcover edition is in very good condition, with a solid red cloth spine and clean boards. The binding is tight, ensuring the longevity of the book. There are no signs of wear or damage to the pages, which remain crisp and clean. The absence of a dust jacket is noted, but the book itself is well-preserved, making it a desirable copy for collectors and enthusiasts of historical literature. unknown (dust jacket not visible in photos) unknown (No explicit edition statement but number line suggests first printing by Dorset Press).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1/4 bound blue boards with remnants of Mylar cover. cloth spine cover with title in red, back hinge broken, DJ with price not clipped Text clean and unmarked ex library with stamps (Property of US Army Sandia Base Library) Frontispiece Sir ClaudeMacDonald many relevant newspaper clipping inlaid.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 228 pages, photos, maps, biblio. Fine hardcover in torn dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. dj: none. book: as new unread trade pbak minus slight crease to upper point f cover & a few faint scratches b cover.

Hardcover. Although lacking a dust jacket, this book is near fine with a few minor dings and mild fading and wear along the spine. " Missing Peter was the brother of Ian Fleming. Black and white photos and illustrations. A story of the Boxer Rebellion. Historical Fiction Hardcover 0 First American Edition.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good paperback copy (NOT ex-library). 273pp, includes introduction to the Birlinn edition. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text and photos also very good+. Cover has minor shelfwear to corners. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good in fair dust jacket. book is clean and tight, jacket has a piece missing on the top front edge about 1 1/2 inch x 1 inch. some small chips.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good in fair dust jacket. book is clean and tight, jacket has a piece missing on the top front edge about 1 1/2 inch x 1 inch. some small chips.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. (1959), 273pp, illus., bottom corners bumped, some shelfwear to cover, no dj, contents clean.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Tight book, unmarked but for name to second front endpaper. Illustrated; 8.4 X 5.4 X 0.7 inches; 286 pages.

blue grey & red 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. good cond. binding square & tight. front cover clean. spine a bit faded, rear cover has large rough spot where paper is missing . edges soiled. front endpaper has old stain from newspaper book review laid in. contents free of markings. price clipped dustwrapper in vg cond. rubbed, wrinkled, tiny tears. good reading copy. rear cover a little messed up, otherwise nice. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. good binding. clean text. printing # not given. b&w photo frontis. 273p. index. aproximately 33 b&w illustrations. 7 b&w maps. world history. history of china. british empire. boxer rebellion. ~" the French Minister was in a state of panic throughout, a Norwegian missionary went mad and deserted to the enemy. But though casualties were severe the design of massacre was thwarted. The first attempt at rescue was made by 2000 men under Admiral Seymour in five railway trains. It failed. Seymour's base at Tientsin was besieged. The Taku Forts at the mouth of the North River were stormed and Tientsin was saved. But it was not until August that an International Relief Force, embodying not at all harmoniously the armed forces of eight Powers, was ready to march. The Legations' ordeal had lasted for fifty~five days before a campaign which had become a weltpolitisch cross~country race ended in their relief. Peking was given over to looting. The Empress Dowager fled to the interior disguised as a peasant; her last act before leaving the Winter Palace was to have the Pearl Concubine cast down a well. All these strange events took place less than sixty years ago. Mr Fleming has reconstructed them with the wry, discriminating objectivity which made Invasion 1940 notable. Published sources~including, since 1955, the archives of the Manchu Dynasty~throw abundant light on the period; but Mr Fleming has had access to important new material, and in particular to two sources of great value: the personal papers of Sir Claude MacDonald, the British Minister at Peking who acted as commander~in~chief during the siege, and the diary kept by Dr G. E. Morrison, the celebrated Times correspondent, who played a leading part in the defence of the Legations. The book vividly, and for the first rime fully, describes an extraordinary, half~forgotten episode which was to mark a turning~point in the relations between China and the world at large.…