Echoes of Old China by Trea Whltshire ISBN 13: 9789627283478

Central, Hong Kong: Formasia Books Limited. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 9627283479 . Small format hardcover with dustjacket, includes the publisher's 6-page insert, this is a fine gift copy, book and jacket are in excellent condition, there are no remarkable flaws and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "invites readers to savour the distinctive shops and merchandise, traditions and beliefs that are echoes of old China..," illustrated in color .

Formasia, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hong Kong.: FormAsia.. 2001.. Many colour photographic illustrations, 105pp, dustjacket edges a little rubbed, very good copy. 10 x 19cm. "Hong Kong has always had an appetite for the new and innovative - so no one is gambling on the future of a handful of traditional Chinese shops that are links with an almost fabled past. This appealing book invites readers to savour the handful of old Chinese shops that still remain in Hong Kong in the 1990s, echoing old China, its beliefs and traditions. In these shops there is still time to relish the brushstrokes of fine calligraphy, to exchange niceties over a cup of fragrant tea, and to savour a lingering sense of formality and unhurried gentility. Two long-serving Hong Kong photographers journeyed from teahouse to medicine shop to alley seal-engravers to capture the charm of a bygone world, while writer Trea Wiltshire has fondly placed each shop in its historical and social context." Publisher's description. .