Shanghai. Oxford University Press. 1981. 3rd Edition. 6 folding maps & plans, black and white photographic plates, xvi + 571pp, index, appendices, occasional foxing throughout, spine little sunned, a very good copy in dustjacket. Reprint of the Third edition by Kelly & Walsh in 1931. A classic account. (When referring... More about Peking. A Historical and Intimate Description of its Chief Places of Interest
Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. 1997. Black and white illustrations, biography, ix + 302pp, spine a little faded, a very good paperback copy. This collection of quotations, quips, anecdotes and descriptions conveys the spirit, atmosphere, society, art, and architecture of Beijing from the 14th century to the end of the... More about Old Peking. City of the Ruler of the World
London. Hodder & Stoughton. 1945. Reprint. Colour frontispiece by Chiang Yee, 176pp, portions of dustjacket laid down front free endpaper, spine faded, neat date handwritten on front free endpaper. Novel by the author of Brave New China, Portrait of a Chinese Lady and Two Gentlemen of China. (When referring to... More about The Pool of Ch'ien Lung. A Tale of Modern Peking
London. Hodder and Stoughton. 1944. [Reprint]. Colour frontispiece by Chiang Yee, 175pp, neat signature and date of a prior owner slightly creased front free endpaper, binding patchily faded, upper cover a little marked. Good copy. Novel by the author of Brave New China, Portrait of a Chinese Lady and Two... More about The Pool of Ch'ien Lung. A Tale of Modern Peking
London. Hodder and Stoughton. 1944. [Reprint]. Colour frontispiece by Chiang Yee, 175pp, carelessly opened pages have left 2 leaves torn at lower corners, binding patchily faded, gilt lettering upper cover, hardback, contents clean and sound. Novel by the author of Brave New China, Portrait of a Chinese Lady and Two... More about The Pool of Ch'ien Lung. A Tale of Modern Peking
London. Hodder & Stoughton. 1945. Reprint. Colour frontispiece by Chiang Yee, 176pp, good copy in original cloth. Novel by the author of Brave New China, Portrait of a Chinese Lady and Two Gentlemen of China. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 140164). More about The Pool of Ch'ien Lung. A Tale of Modern Peking
Beijing. Panda Books. 1982. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 141pp, 12mo, a good copy in paperback. These folk-tales by Jin Shoushen, an old manchu gentleman living in Beijing, were based on the tales told by generations of Beijing story-tellers. First published by the Beijing Publishing House in 1957. (When... More about Beijing Legends
Macdonald. 1962. Black and white illustrations, xi + 224pp, index, little foxing to first & last leaves, dustjacket extremities slightly worn, a good hardback copy. Foreign correspondent's experiences in revolutionary China. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 155995). More about Dateline - Peking
12 later amateur coloured postcards in Mei Li Photographic Studio brown envelope. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 143042). More about Temple of Heaven All with English Explanations
Stanford. Stanford University Press. 1979. ix + 129pp, very good hardback in worn dustjacket. Biography. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 151619). More about Old Madam Yin. A Memoir of Peking Life 1926 -1938
United Kingdom. British Museum Press. 2005. 78 pages, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, index, notes, paperback, very good copy. The Forbidden City is located in the heart of Beijing/Peking. It has been the focus of authority in imperial China for over six centuries. A city within a city... More about Forbidden City
