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Peking. A historical and intimate description of its chief places of interest. . . . .
de BREDON [LAURU], Juliet
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Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., 1931. Thick 8vo. xvi, 571, [3] pp. Photo frontisp., numerous photo plates, 7 large folding maps & plans. Gold-coloured publisher’s cloth, gilt lettering on spine (minor shelfwear, rear hinge just starting, minor wear to corners), w/ d.j. splendid Art Deco cover art w/ initials R. Bloomer of the Temple of Heaven, printed on thick coated paper stock (minor sunning to spine, a couple closed tears), still VG/VG bright copy, w/ former ownership markings dated 1936 on ffep., “French Bookstore” bookseller’s label on rear pastedown. Third edition, revised & enlarged with additional map and illustrations, of this edition of the invaluable and well-illustrated travel guide and history of Peking [Beijing], China, prior to World War II featured . Including sections describing the Forbidden City, the Ming Tombs, the Western Hills, and even the Great Wall, Bredon has provided a fascinating contemporary history of the city. Bredon Lauru (ca. 1881-1937) parents married in San Francisco in 1879, and after arriving in China in 1882 as a child survived the Boxer Rebellion, and wrote several books. She immigrated back to the U.S. in 1924, living both in China and the U.S., eventually dying in San Francisco.
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- Título
- Peking. A historical and intimate description of its chief places of interest. . . . .
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- BREDON [LAURU], Juliet
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- Kelly & Walsh, Ltd.,
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- Shanghai:
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- 1931.
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- Palabras clave
- Peking, Beijing, China, Asia, East Asia, Orient, Chinese History, Imprints, Travel, Women, Women Authors, Women’s History, Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Archaeology, Forbidden City, Art Deco Cover Art
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- Gilt
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- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
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- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
