HUBBARD, G. E.

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The Temples of the Western Hills. First edition, first impression, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title, "To J. B. Carson (cartographer) with the author's best wishes. G. E. Hubbard. May 19, 1923." The two men served concurrently as second secretaries at the British legation in Beijing.Joseph Baldwin Carson (b. 1890), a recipient of the Military Cross in the First World War, entered the diplomatic service in 1919. His time in Beijing was followed by a posting at the Foreign Office and a promotion to first secretary in 1924.The Temples of the Western Hills is notable for its high-quality photographic illustrations, including images from the famous Hartung studio and one credited to Lucy Calhoun, a leading member of the Beijing expatriate social scene and the wife of a former American Ambassador to China. The first impression was limited to 1,000 copies.

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