London, Published by Thos. Cook & Son, 1920 (4th edition). 1 volume, hard green cloth covers, 161 pp., with 3 foldout maps, black and white photographs, plans & illustrations, a very good copy.
Peking, The Peiping Chronicle, Revised Edition, September 1935. 1 volume 8vo, 193 pp., with many black and white illustrations and 3 maps (2 folding), full pages of advertisements. Rebound in modern leather, paper is yellowish, a very small lack of paper on title page, a good copy.
A very rare guide book to Peking
Peking, published by "The Leader", 1930. 1 volume in-12, 70 pp., with many black and white illustrations and a folding map of Peking, full pages of advertisements. Rebound in modern leather, a very good copy.
Contents: Map of Peking - A Historical Introduction - Points of Interest - Peking as an Art Center - The Chinese Theatre - Theaters of Peiping - Shops - Chinese Foods - Industries - Peiping Churches - Clubs - Women's Clubs - Chinese Festivals - Festival Calendar
Peiping, The Peking Bookshop, 1946. 1 volume in-12, viii-144 pp., illustrated soft covers, with 4 folding maps (Peiping City Map - The Sites of Peiping - The Forbidden City - Peiping and its environs), 16 photographic plates and many commercial advertisements, slight yellowing on the paper, overall a good copy.
Contents: Part I: General Information - A short History of Peiping - Table of the Principal Dynasties - Some Features of Chinese Architecture - The Chinese Cuisine - The Chinese Theatre - Festivals and Temple Fairs - English-Chinese Vocabulary - Part II: Tours in the City; The Diplomatic Quarter - The Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Agriculture - The South Section of the Forbidden City - The Northwest Section of the Forbidden City -The Northeast Section of the Forbidden City and the Coal Hill - The Tai miao and the Central Park - The Nan Hai and the Chung Hai - The Pei Hai - The Temple of Confucius and the Lama Temple - Around Hata Men Street and Morrison Street - The Tartar City - Between Hou Men and Te Sheng Men -The West Sections of the Imperial City and the Tartar City - The Eastern Half of the Chinese City - The Western Half of the Chinese City - Other Points of Interest in the Tartar City - Part III: The Environs of Peiping: The Eastern Suburbs - The Northern and Northwestern Suburbs - The Western Suburbs - The Summer Palace and the Jade Fountain - Wo Fo Seu, Pi Yun Ssu, the hunting Park and Pa TaChu - Some other Temples and historic Grounds around Peiping - The Great Wall near Kou - The Ming Toms - Index.
Peiping, The Peking Bookshop, 1946. 1 volume in-12, viii-144 pp., rebound in full modern light brown leather, illustrated soft covers kept inside, with 4 folding maps (Peiping City Map - The Sites of Peiping - The Forbidden City - Peiping and its environs), 16 photographic plates and many commercial advertisements, slight yellowing on the paper, overall a good copy.
Contents: Part I: General Information - A short History of Peiping - Table of the Principal Dynasties - Some Features of Chinese Architecture - The Chinese Cuisine - The Chinese Theatre - Festivals and Temple Fairs - English-Chinese Vocabulary - Part II: Tours in the City; The Diplomatic Quarter - The Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Agriculture - The South Section of the Forbidden City - The Northwest Section of the Forbidden City -The Northeast Section of the Forbidden City and the Coal Hill - The Tai miao and the Central Park - The Nan Hai and the Chung Hai - The Pei Hai - The Temple of Confucius and the Lama Temple - Around Hata Men Street and Morrison Street - The Tartar City - Between Hou Men and Te Sheng Men -The West Sections of the Imperial City and the Tartar City - The Eastern Half of the Chinese City - The Western Half of the Chinese City - Other Points of Interest in the Tartar City - Part III: The Environs of Peiping: The Eastern Suburbs - The Northern and Northwestern Suburbs - The Western Suburbs - The Summer Palace and the Jade Fountain - Wo Fo Seu, Pi Yun Ssu, the hunting Park and Pa TaChu - Some other Temples and historic Grounds around Peiping - The Great Wall near Kou - The Ming Toms - Index.