The Pageant of Peking. Comprising Sixty-Six Vandyck Photogravures of Peking and Environs from Photographs by Donald Mennie
Shanghai: A. S. Watson & Co, 1922. Third edition. Hardcover. Folio. [6], [1] 40, [1] 132pp. Decorative gilt-stamped blue silk over boards. Beveled edges. Deckled foredge. Title page with red publisher's device in Chinese. Decorative initials in three colors.
Fascinating full-page images in high quality sepia-tone and b/w offset reproductions of the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, The Drum Tower, Temple of Confucius, and many others., laid to paper. Captions on facing page. Introduction by Putnam Weale. Silk cover somewhat worn with chipping along spine and lower edges. Endpapers with very light foxing. plates in very good condition. Fair to very good condition. Item #55177
Price: $575.00