Guide to Peking and its environs near and far.

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FEI-SHI; [FISCHER, Emil Sigmund].

Guide to Peking and its environs near and far.

Guide to Peking and its environs near and far.

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Stock Code 115468

Tientsin and Peking., Tientsin Press, 1924

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Emil Sigmund Fischer (1865-1945), was a banker and traveller, born in Vienna. He travelled to China in 1894 and worked as a banker in Shanghai, later in Tienstin. He wrote several books on China besides this one. He was held prisoner by the Japanese from 1941 until his death.

There were only two editions of this unusual guide, the first was published in 1909 and this one in 1924. Both editions are scarce.

Second edition. 8vo (20 x 14 cm) ; pp. ix, (ii), 237, xii, adverts, numerous maps and plans, some folding, some coloured, large folding 'Plan of Peking' printed in colour insserted loose in rear pocket (small tear at one edge of rear pocket), previous owner's ink signature inside, bookseller's label on front endpaper; publisher's original orange decorated boards; a very good copy.

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