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Theroux, Paul Sailing Through China Salisbury Michael Russell 1983 First Trade Edition Cloth Near Fine Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Procktor, Patrick Long inscription on half title page; dustwrapper is priceclipped with light wear. 64pp, b&w illustrations. 185x130mm. 175g. 'Paul Theroux sailed down the Yangtze with a party of American millionaires. If this at times surprised the Chinese - which it did - both the idiosyncrasies of the company & the impressions of China itself provided rich material for the kind of perceptive, witty writing at which the author excels. One hesitates, in a Chinese context, to describe the book as 'sweet & sour', but there could be worse descriptions: good-humouredly observant on the foibles of his fellow countrymen, on the Chinese future he is often disquietingly apprehensive. The text is stylishly complemented by Patrick Procktor's black & white illustrations.' Price: 17.50 GBP
