Author: Macgowan, John, missionary
Title: Sidelights on Chinese Life
Description: London. K. Paul,Trench, Trubner & co., limited. 1907. First edition. Octavo. Pictorial hardcover. Very good: Very minor spot foxing. Crisp contents and corners. Top edges gilt.. 368 Pages, 12 colour plates by Montague Smyth and 34 other illustrations. A very good copy of this rare first edition describing Chinese characterisics, customs and social life. Contents. -The Chinaman. -Family life. -Child life. -Religious forces in China. -Servants. -The adaptability and tenacity of purpose of the Chinese. -Amusements. -The farmer. -A ramble through a Chinese city. -Hades, or the land of shadows. -A chapter on some of the more shady professions in Chinese life. -Schools, school-masters, and school-books. -The mandarin. -Peddler life in China. -The seamy side of Chinese life. -A trip through the country. First edition of this work are very hard to find and particularly in this condition as most copies are split at the hinges. This copy is in truly remarkable condition and a must-have for the collector! From the library of H.A. Crosby Forbes, former curator of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem.

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