Bredon, Juliet: Introduction by H J Lethbridge: Peking , Oxford: OUP,1982

Hardback, first thus, very goodcondition, in a very good unclipped dust-jacket, publisher's original tan clothboards with gilt blocking to spine, 572 pages including index, b/w photo and line illustrations, 7 tipped-in fold-out maps , lightly browned and some spotting at edges,-------First published in Shanghai by Kelly and Walsh in 1919. This edition first published in 1932 and reprinted with an introduction by H J Lethbridge by OUP in 1982. It provides a 'historical and intimate description' of Peking's chief places of interest, together with a remarkable picture of life in Peking at the beginning of the 20th century. Juliet Bredon was born in Peking and spent most of her life there. (Book ref. 1999)  £40.00

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