The Forbidden City (Wonders of Man Series)

1981 9th printing hardcover with dust jacket as shown. Book in Mint condition. Jacket has light edgewear in new archival jacket cover The Forbidden City Provides A Lively And Informative History, Along With Many Illustrations Of Perhaps Chinas Most Famous City. The Forbidden City In History -- A Kingdom Lost For Love -- Behind The Great Wall -- The Great Interior -- Where Earth And Sky Meet -- The Curse Of The Yehe Woman -- End Of The Imperial Era -- The Unforbidden City -- The Forbidden City In Literature Reference -- Chronology Of Chinese History -- The Great Wall -- Guide To Other Monuments Of China -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments And Picture Credits. By Roderick Macfarquhar And The Editors Of The Newsweek Book Division. Bibliography: P. 168. Traces the history of the imperial Chinese city, focusing on the rulers who have contributed to its grandeur since the thirteenth century