A rare collection of menus from Chinese restaurants in India, circa 1930s.

A$2,500 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

A collection of six rare menus, early to mid twentieth century, from Chinese restaurants in Bombay, Madras, Chittagong, and Rawalpindi, servicing expatriate diners, during the 1930s and the wartime of the 1940s. Highly ephemeral and evocative of the melting post of British, Indian, Chinese and American cultures just prior to and during the Second World War. Shanghai Cafe. 上海飯店. Peermohamed Manzil B , Colaba Road, Bombay. circa 1930s. Folded card, pink stock, 265 x 165 mm with humorous cover illustration of an expatriate couple attempting to(and failing) to use chopsticks, the a la carte menu featuring Shark s Fins, soup, chicken, pigeon and quail, duck, fish and various other dishes, as well as sandwiches for the less adventurous. Peiping Chinese Restaurant for Chinese, English American dishes. 51 / 11 Lawrence Road, Rawalpindi. circa 1930s. Folded card, 260 x 190 mm, central crease, with an extensive menu of Chinese and European dishes. Please order by numbers. Eastern Chinese Restaurant. 東方飯店. Bhivandiwala Building, No. 18 19 Bhimriwali Chawl. Worli, Bombay. circa 1930s. Folded card, 250 x 165 mm, central crease, image of an aeroplane and flag of the Republic of China, with an extensive menu of Chinese and European dishes. The prices updated with pasted on strips of paper. The Victory China Cafe. 勝利飯店. 1-192, Anjuman Building, Mount Road, Madras. circa 1940s. Folded card, 278 x 120 mm, central crease, image of flags of the United Kingdom and Republic of China, with an exten

• Binding: Hardcover

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