China interest. The Pageant of Peking, 1922 - variant black and gold boards

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China interest. 1922 The Pageant of Peking, comprising sixty-six Vandyck photogravures of Peking and Environs from Photographs by Donald Mennie, with an introduction by Putnam Weale and descriptive notes by S. Couling. Shanghai: A. S. Watson & Co. Third edition. Publisher's rare variant gilt buckram and black silk covered boards, the gilt a touch discoloured and worn, the spine ends rubbed and corners bumped. Complete with sixty-six tipped-in photogravures. The front hinge strained after the endpaper commensurate with size; a few spots and occasional minor foxing to the plate margins. A lovely example in a striking variant binding. Folio. (1) Features: Rare variant black & gold boards Publisher: A. S. Watson & Co. Publisher Location: Shanghai Publication Date: 1922 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Third Edition