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FAIRBANK, JOHN KING, 1907 to 1991

John King Fairbank

American sinologist.

Books: 2
Editions tracked: 2
First editions: 2
Nationality: United States

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Earliest first editionRed Star Over ChinaGollancz, 1937 Most editions trackedChina1 edition

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Gollancz 1
Houghton Mifflin 1

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1937Red Star Over ChinaGollancz
1978ChinaHoughton Mifflin

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Red Star Over China

John King Fairbank, Edgar Snow, E. snow · first published 1937

1st Gollancz1937 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

China

John King Fairbank, Merle Goldman · first published 1978

1st Houghton Mifflin1978 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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John King Fairbank was born in 1907 and died in 1991.

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We track 2 books by John King Fairbank across 2 editions, 2 of them first editions.

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