Printed by Manger, Hughes & Manger, Inc., New York, Primitive Edition, 1928. Privatelt Printed No 323. 1 volume in quarto, viii-108 pp., bound in pictorial, paper-covered hard boards, spine ends nicked with minor chipping, minor soiling to binding, a very good copy. Fully illustrated by Portraits of 15 illustrious Prime Ministers in China. These Portraits have been loaned for Monotone Reproductions, from the Rare Art Collection belonging to Colonel Horatio Seymour Rubens.
A rather scarce first edition of this book, privately printed and probably distributed by Long Sang Ti, Chinese Curio Co., in New York. Contents include: Three Ancient Sage Emperors as Frontispice - Presentation - Fifteen Illustrious Prime Ministers in China - The Ancient Wheel - A collection of Pearls: Everlasting Gifts from Ancient Sages - Precepts from the Chinese Golden Rule - Chinese Dynasties: Synoptical Table.
Printed by Manger, Hughes & Manger, Inc., New York, Primitive Edition, 1928. 1 volume in quarto, viii-108 pp., rebound in modern full leather, a very good copy. Fully illustrated by Portraits of 15 illustrious Prime Ministers in China. These Portraits have been loaned for Monotone Reproductions, from the Rare Art Collection belonging to Colonel Horatio Seymour Rubens.
A rather scarce first edition of this book, privately printed and probably distributed by Long Sang Ti, Chinese Curio Co., in New York. Contents include: Three Ancient Sage Emperors as Frontispice - Presentation - Fifteen Illustrious Prime Ministers in China - The Ancient Wheel - A collection of Pearls: Everlasting Gifts from Ancient Sages - Precepts from the Chinese Golden Rule - Chinese Dynasties: Synoptical Table.