WADE, H. T. (editor).
With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley.
With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley.
Stock Code 120994
Shanghai, "Shanghai Mercury" Office, 1895.
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Presentation inscription to ' Tho. Burles... with the Editors compliments & best wishes' dated 'Shanghai, 11 September 1896'.Rare presentation copy of the best work on hunting in the Yangtze valley, made up of a collection of articles written by the editor and his fellow colleagues interested in the pastime of shooting in the Chinese provinces. Includes much information on the geography and culture of the regions including Hangchow (Hangzhou), Soochow (Suzhou), Ningpo (Ningbo), Ichang (Yichang), Hangkow (Hankou), Wuhu, and Nanking (Nanjing). The maps depict Ningpo (Ningbo), Ta Nan Hu Lake (the South Lake of Jiaxing), and Nanking (Nanjing).
First edition, presentation copy; 4to (26 x 22.5 cm); presentation inscription to front free endpaper, photo-lithographed title, 3 folding maps, numerous in-text illustrations, occasional discreet marginal pencil inscriptions; publisher's original blue-green cloth, gilt lettering to upper board, boards a little bumped, a very good copy; iii, 187, v pp.
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