Product Description
A superior first edition of Florence Ayscough's enlightening study - a presentation copy complete with the rare surviving dust wrapper.
Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the front free endpaper "Souvenir of Mar 14 1929, which occasion I greatly enjoyed".
First edition.
With the publisher's very scarce original dust wrapper, unclipped.
Adorned with line drawings throughout the text by Lucille Douglas.
Born in China, Florence Asycough was a Shanghai-based sinologist who garnered an international reputation for translating Chinese literature and culture.
Here she gives a thoughtful analysis of the foundations of the Chinese social and governmental structures, with a special focus on on the symbolism of the imperial palaces of Peking.
The work aims to achieve a less superficial view of China and uncover the reality behind appearances, hence the title.
In the original quarter cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
Externally, very smart indeed, with mild rubbing and bumping to the extremities.
Illustrated portrait clipping of the author tipped-in to the front paste down.
The rare surviving dust wrapper is in excellent condition, with really only sunning to the spine and minor edge wear.
Tape to the reverse head and tail of spine.
Internally, firmly bound.
Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers, and the odd spot to the margins.
Heavier spotting to the paste downs and author's inscription to the front free endpaper.
Newspaper clipping tipped-in to half title.
Near Fine
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