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LOWE (H.Y) - [PEKING IMPRINT] [PEKING CHRONICLE]
The Adventures of Wu - The Life Cycle of a Peking Man
Peking, Peking Chronicle Press, 1940 and 1941, first edition. 2 tomes in 1 volume, in-8, XI-239 pp. (Tome I) VII-227 pp. (Tome II), rebound in modern cloth, illustrated coloured covers kept, with many small illustrations in-text, a very good copy. The first illustrated covers shows Danby's name with a date 1940. A very scarce copy of those humoristic chronicles.
Reference : 9036
"This is the first volume of "The Adventures of Wu", the life cycle of a Peking man which ran so successfully for almost a year in the Peking Chronicle. There was originally no intention to issue these series in book form but so persistent and frequent have been the requests to do so that the pressure of public opinion was finally yielded to." (Publisher's note for Tome I). Contents for Tome I: Introducing the Wu Family - A son is born - The third day bath - Th full month celebration - The visit to grandparents - The first year passes - A doctor is consulted - The Miao Feng Shan Pilgrimage - Chinese nursery rhymes - Famous flowers of Peking - Three picturesque temples - Amusements in season - Home gardens - Games for children - The Dragon Boat Festival - The Temple outside Hata Men - Teashop storytellers - A popular fair - Summer pastimes - First steps to knowledge - A fishing expedition - Little bal head goes to school - Old Mr. Wu's birthday - The seventh day of the seventh month - Ancestor worship. Contents for Tome II: Water plants and dragons - The ways of Peking pigeons - The importance of friendship - The coming of autumn - The mid-autumn festival - In search of a Pekingese - Yellow wine and white wine - Hunting in ancient China - The Festival of the double yang - Old Mr Wu becomes ill - Death procedures - Funeral ceremonies - The funeral is held - Skates, chess and porridge - Preparing for the New Year - The Lunar New Year - Visting the Temples - The Chang Tien-ehr fair - The betrothal of young Wu - Young Wu is married.
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