New York. Random House. 1992. First Edition. Endpaper and in text maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 366pp, notes, index, dustjacket spine trifle sunned, edges lightly foxed, a very good hardback copy. A courageous leader who became the first American mandarin, Frederick Townsend Ward won crucial victories for..... More
London. Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1943. 1st Edition. One folding map, 3 plans, ix + 261pp index. Light browning to endpapers, spine slightly faded, inner hinges re-enforced front & rear, owner chop on the title page otherwise a very good copy. The author held official positions in China from 1898..... More
Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd. 1952. Endpaper maps, black and white photographic frontispiece and 16 photographic illustrations. Red cloth covered boards, illustrated with a green flag and yellow St. Andrew Cross - the 'Customs Jack' - the distinctive emblem required to mark Chinese Customs Cruisers and floating property designed by Horatio..... More
