Peking. A historical and intimate description of its chief places of interest

A$500 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Limited edition

With maps, plans and illustrations. Shanghai : Kelly Walsh, 1920. First edition. Octavo, modern quarter crushed maroon goatskin over cloth, spine with raised bands, lettered in gilt, ruled in blind, pp. xvi; 478, numerous photographic illustrations and folding maps and plans of the city, a very good copy in modern binding. A popular guide to Peking which written by a long-time Peking resident, which underwent three editions.

• Binding: Hardcover

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