Tales Of Chinatown ((With Library Bookplate Of Pasadena Art Collector And Book Dealer Grace Nicholson

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 376 Pp. Black Cloth Stamped In Red. First American Printing, Stated "First Edition" On Copyright Page. Bookplate Of Grace Nicholson 1877 - 1948) Showing Her Huge Custom Home And Shop In Downtown Pasadena, Two Stories, Chinese Courtyard Design, Steep Green Tile Roof, Etc. Nicholson, Was An American Art Collector And Art Dealer, Specializing In Native American And Chinese Handicrafts. Nicholson Acquired Artifacts For Sale, But Also For Major Museums Such As The Smithsonian Institution And The Field Museum In Chicago. She Lectured About "The Indian" To Churches And Civic Groups. In Recognition Of Her Expertise, Nicholson Was Elected To The American Anthropological Association In 1904. In 1924, She Designed A New Building For Her Collections, Which (Reflective Of Changing Fashions) Had Begun To Focus On Asian Art. The Architectural Firm Of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury Worked With Nicholson To Realize Her Vision. Her Design, Nicknamed The "Treasure House," Borrowed Elements From Buildings She Had Seen In China. The Building Was Opened As An Art Gallery And Shop In 1925, Although The Interior Garden Courtyard Was Not Completed Until 1929. In 1943 She Donated The Home To Found A Permanent Building For The Pasadena Art Museum (Notable For Its Landmark Exhibitions Of Contemporary Art Circa 1958-1975). The Space She Originally Designed For Her Shop Is Now Home To The Usc Pacific Asia Museum.