Hongkong around and about

A$850 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Limited edition

Hong Kong : Ye Olde Printerie, 1931. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Octavo, quarter cloth over lettered papered boards, paper title label to spine, edges lightly rubbed, bookplate and early inscription to front free-endpaper, folding map in outline colour, pp. [ii]; 196; [6 index], a fine copy. A charming guide to daily life in the colony. Chapters include: Hong Kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories; The Administration of the New Territories and of the City; Some Characteristics and Customs of the Chinese; Domestic and Village Life; The Rites and Ceremonials of Family Life; Some Beliefs Gods of South China; Some Chinese Festivals; Some Legends, Charms Superstitions; Pirates, Typhoons and disturbances; Appendix. Some Place Names and Their Meanings.

• Binding: Hardcover

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