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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Vintage Books
Publication date November 1, 1987
Pages 211
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780394755113
ISBN-10 0394755111
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight 0.55 lbs.
Original list price $15.95
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The author recounts his experiences in China, as the sole private pupil to Pan Quingfu, China's foremost martial artist, discusses his relationships with the diverse Chinese people he came to know (view table of contents)
Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780394551562 Book cover for 9781560004561
 
Large print edition from Transaction Pub Large Print (September 1, 2000)
9781560004561 | details & prices | 197 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $45.95
from Random House Inc (December 1, 1986); titled "Iron and Silk"
9780394551562 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $17.95
About: The author recounts his experiences in China, as the sole private pupil to Pan Qingfu, China's foremost martial artist, discusses his relationships with the master and with the diverse Chinese people he came to know
Paperback
Book cover for 9780394755113 Book cover for 9781412812696
 
from Transaction Pub Large Print (December 31, 2009)
9781412812696 | details & prices | 197 pages | 7.00 × 9.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.83 lbs | List price $35.95
About: In Iron & Silk, Mark Salzman captures post-cultural revolution China through his adventures as a young American English teacher in China and his shifu-tudi (master-student) relationship with China's foremost martial arts teacher.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Vintage Books (November 1, 1987); titled "Iron and Silk"
9780394755113 | details & prices | 211 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.95
About: The author recounts his experiences in China, as the sole private pupil to Pan Quingfu, China's foremost martial artist, discusses his relationships with the diverse Chinese people he came to know
Prebinding
Book cover for 9781439509692
 
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (July 10, 2008); titled "Iron and Silk"
9781439509692 | details & prices | 211 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.68 lbs | List price $22.95
About: Salzman captures post-cultural revolution China through his adventures as a young American English teacher in China and his shifu-tudi (master-student) relationship with China's foremost martial arts teacher.

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