From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi. Translated by W. J. F. Jenner. Published by Foreign Languages Press, China, 1983. First Edition, Second Printing. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 247pp. with black and white photos, and a Pedigree of The Ching House. Blue silk cloth boards with gilt titles front and spine, red reading ribbon. In fine condition.
From Emperor to Citizen is the autobiography of the man who was the last emperor of China and later, puppet emperor of “Manchukuo”, Japanese imperialism’s pseudo-state in China’s Northeast. In Volume One the author gives a vivid picture of the last, decadent days of the Ching court. He reveals how, after the overthrow of the dynasty, he and other feudal forces plotted with foreign powers to restore the monarchy, and how he became the Japanese imperialists’ puppet.
