[NISHIMURA, MASUTO]. 西村益者.

皇威輝く中支之展望 : 上海, 南京, 蘇州, 杭州.[Kōi kagayaku Chūshi no tenbō : Shanhai, Nankin, Soshū, Kōshū]. Views of China.

上海.[Shanghai]. 三益社.[Mimasusha]. 昭和13[ 1938]. Stock ID #173867

Coloured folding map China as far north as Hebei Province, south to Hong Kong, west to Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces, and corresponding coastal regions. Some folding black and white plates including one of the Bund looking north. 4 full page colour plates, black and white photographic plates, some highlighted with colour, image of Chinese dragon wall sculptures on endpapers, pictorial cover in red, silver and gold titled in English and characters. The 54 leaves of photographic plates are each captioned in Japanese and accompanied by a tissue guard with a more detailed explanation of the scenes. Some spotting and foxing contents but largely clean. Two illustrations laid down onto the upper cover by a prior owner. Covers marked. Lower section of spine damaged with loss. 26.6 x 19.8cm. In original considerably worn and chipped pictorial card slipcase. Very good copy.

This volume illustrates the famous sightseeing areas in Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Wuhu, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Songjiang. Additionally one leaf show three young Chinese beauties and two others the everyday lives of Chinese people.

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