Crisswell, Colin (text); Briggs, Tom (Sketches): Hong Kong: The Vanishing City , South China Morning Post,1977

First edition, stapled paperback, 10" x 10.5", very good condition except sor torn top corner of ffep, uncreased illustrated glossy card covers, illustrated endpapers, internally clean tight and bright, unpaginated (95 pages), 69 full-page b/w line drawings-------Portraits of Hong Kong landmarks that were under threat and have probably disappeared by now such as the Repulse Bay Hotel - a valuable record of the changing architectural nature of Hong Kong.------includes: Government House, The Bishop's House, Flagstaff House, Murray Building, St Johns Cathedral, the Hong Kong Club, the Supreme Court, Old G P O Building, Old Lane Crawford House, Pedder Building; Old Gloucester Building; Marine Department Headquarters; Possession Point; Ko-Shing Street; University of Hong Kong; King's College; Kotewall Road; Garden Terrace; Bonham Road; Robinson Road; Babbington Park; St Sephen's Walk; Conduit Road; old Police Quarters Caine Roas; Ohel Leah Synagogue; Victoria Lodge; Former Admiralty Offices; Queen's Road; Jardine's Gateway; Beas River; Wong Nee Chong Rpoad; Happy Valley; Tin Lok Lane; The Lee Theatre; Po Kok School; Sports Road; Repulse Bay Hotel; Yaumati; Peninsular Hotel; YMCA Kowloon; (Book ref. 2977)  £25.00

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