Hills of Blue. A Picture-roll of Chinese History from Far Beginnings to the death of Ch'ien Lung, A.D. 1799
London. Methuen. 1927. 1st Edition. Stock ID #174509 Cultural historian of the Orient and protest poet Alexandra Ethelreda Grantham was born in Germany in 1870, and settled in Britain in the early 1890's. When referring to this item please quote stockid 174509.
Map on the front endpapers, black and white frontispiece and 18 black and white plates, xi + 643pp, tables of dynasties, index, 9 pages of publisher advertising. Original tan cloth covered boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Rear inner hinge split and with slight insect damage, some light foxing but a very good firm copy in the very good original dustwrapper. 22 x 13.5cm.
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