Yan du cong kao 燕都叢考 Examinations of the Metropolis of Yan

by Zongfan 陳宗蕃 Chen

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First edition

Several folding maps. Three vols. 8vo, orig. printed wrappers. Beijing: Zhonghua yin zi guan 中華印字館, 1930-31. First edition of this uncommon book on the local history of Beijing. Chen Zongfan 1879-1954 , after his studies, moved to Beijing where he worked in various agencies of the city administration. He bought a plot of land by Andingmen and erected a property and rented rooms to professors at the nearby university, including the towering

• Binding: Wrappers

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