Chinese Life in Town and Country
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, (1) 285 (5)pp., 16 plates, incl. frontispiece. Original decorated red cloth with b/w photograph laid to cover and white lettering on cover and spine, in original dustjacket (scarce). Frontispiece photograph with tissue guard. Decorative head and endpieces. "I have seen China and the Chinese with the eyes of a man of affairs; i have attempted to avoid, within the limits of the possible, the exaggerated optimism of certain writers on this country,–chiefly travellers and missionaries,–and I also have been careful not to fall into the spirit of systematic depreciation common to most Europeans in referring to the Celestial Empire and its inhabitants." ((Preface). Illustrated with sixteen, incl. frontispiece, b/w photographs depicting various aspects of Chinese culture. Review of "China and her People" by Denby laid in. Dustjacket price clipped with small chips at corners and head and tail of spine. Binding with minor wear. Previous owner's name inked to front free endpaper. Date inked to inside back cover. Some pages unopened at foredge. Small dealer sticker on inside back cover. Dustjacket in overall good, binding and interior in very good+ condition. g to vg+. Item #46291
Price: $300.00