Imperial Woman by Pearl S Buck. 1st ed 1956. H/C with jacket. 433 pp.

The remarkable story of China's last empress, so revered that she was known as Old Buddha, so fierce that enemies fled in terror from her angry eyes, and so gentle that birds would settle on her hand. Based on historical fact.

First published 1956 by Methuen & Co, London. Good for its age. Brown stain on first and last flyleaf. Dust jacket somewhat stained and worn at edges.