{"product_id":"letters-from-john-chinaman-and-other-essays-g-lowes-dickinson","title":"Letters from John Chinaman and Other Essays, G. Lowes Dickinson","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Ltd, 1946\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"52\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown 8vo, pp. 216.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The two-toned green and grey cloth binding remains tight and structurally sound, with only minor shelf-wear at the extremities and slight softening to the spine ends. The boards are pleasingly clean and the spine lettering remains sharp. Internally, the pages are bright and well-preserved, though exhibiting the customary mild age-toning typical of War Economy Standard paper. The binding is firm with no loose leaves or cracking to the hinges. The original dust jacket is unclipped and presents attractively, though it shows some slight sunning to the spine and minor rubbing and chipping along the top edge and corners. Overall, a highly presentable and well-maintained survivor of post-war publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This 1946 publication represents the First Edition Thus of this specific collection, notably featuring a new preface by the esteemed English novelist E. M. Forster. As indicated by the publisher's insignia on the copyright page, the volume was produced in strict conformity with the authorised War Economy Standards, dictating the use of thinner paper and narrower margins due to post-war rationing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eWhile individual reprints of Dickinson’s works appear on the market, finding this specific 1946 compilation with Forster's introduction, complete with its original, well-preserved dust jacket, is uncommon. The volume stands out not only for its literary merit but as an excellent physical example of mid-century British publishing constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eFirst penned anonymously at the turn of the century, G. Lowes Dickinson’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"81\"\u003eLetters from John Chinaman\u003c\/i\u003e offered a searing, satirical critique of Western imperialism and materialism through the fictional perspective of a Chinese official. This 1946 edition resurrects that seminal text, alongside a curated selection of Dickinson’s other profound essays on religion, immortality, and international relations. Elevated by an insightful preface by E. M. Forster, a close friend and fellow member of the Bloomsbury Group, this collection provides a deeply philosophical exploration of the fundamental cultural antagonisms between the East and the West, remaining as sharply relevant today as when the essays were first conceived.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55646087053651,"sku":"6584","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261022_123017.jpg?v=1793192665","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/letters-from-john-chinaman-and-other-essays-g-lowes-dickinson","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}