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New York: John Day Co., 1950. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan cloth, lettered in green. 1st ed. (no addt'l ptgs. indicated). xv,281 pp., color plates, b&w illus., endpaper maps. Minor soiling to cover cloth, text block edges a bit dulled by age. Firm binding..

New York, New York: John Day Company, 1950. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Yee, Chiang. Another in the author's popular series of early-mid-20th-century travel guides from an Asian perspective, this one representing his first trip across the Atlantic where he brings New York City to life with 120+ of his own pen-and-ink drawings & 17 full-color plates, created using traditional Chinese technique & media, painting on both absorbent paper & sometimes silk. In 281 pages with map endpapers, this is the First American Edition (no date in book, but research places it at 1950). Octavo. Publisher's cream-colored cloth over boards, decorated with Chinese symbols to front & English title to spine, in green. condition is Near Fine: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages off-white with modest tanning to edges. The price-clipped DJ is just Good, downgraded due to chipping & slight paper loss along entire top edge of front, deepening to… Read More