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Synopsis
Through anecdotes of Chinese life and history, this guide book to Old Peking, first published in 1935, captures the spirit of the antiquated imperial capital, and the new Introduction offers a fresh perspective on Peking today.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 019584226X
- ISBN 13 9780195842265
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages404
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In Search of Old Peking (Oxford in Asia Hardback Reprints) With Maps, Plans and Illustrations
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Green covers with pictorial dust jacket. Picture of Yung Lo. List of Illustrations. Index. Book in fine condition with light foxing on top edges. Dust Jacket has light wear on edges. Seller Inventory # H4696
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In Search of Old Peking
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Hong Kong, Oxford University Press, 1991
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hong Kong, Oxford University Press, 1991, Very Good hardcover, with VG dust jacket. 6 X 9 by two inches. Green cloth and DJ. Although this is probably an unread copy but the acidic pages have turned brown. Contents: L.C. Arlington: an American who had served in the Customs and Postal Administrations since his arrival in China in 1879 - William Lewisohn, a British Army officer turned journalist - These unlikely but happy partners had seen Peking at the pinnacle of its glory. This book is the outcome of their determination to record the delights, both major and minor, of the city they had known. The descriptions of the buildings and monuments are set within the wider context of Chinese history and are entertainingly illuminated by anecdotes about northern Chinese life and customs. Seller Inventory # 2008231K
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In Search of Old Peking
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Oxford University Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 019584226X
ISBN 13: 9780195842265
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Hardcover. Condition: See Description. In Search of Old Peking, Arlington, L. C.; Lewisohn, William. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1987. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 382pp. with folding maps, black and white illustrations, index. Green boards, charted endpapers. Moderate toning and otherwise contents are in fine condition. Written in 1935 by L.C. Arlington, an American who had served in the Customs and Postal Administrations since his arrival in China in 1879, and William Lewisohn, A British Army officer turned journalist, this book is a labor of love, the result of the authors' determination to record the delights, both great and small, of the city that had captured their imaginations, even as it was beginning its decline. The descriptions of buildings and monuments, gardens public spaces are set in the wider context of Chinese history, and are enhanced by lively anecdotes of Chinese life. In addition, a wealth of photographs, linecuts, and maps further bring to life the Forbidden City at the height of its glory. the Legation Quarters, Forbidden City, Altar of Heaven, the many side streets, restaurants, gates, the Summer Palace, Western Quarter Chapters provide intimate details of the neighbourhoods, by quarter (Legation, Forbidden City, Tartar City, Chinese City) and within these, section by section. Later chapters detail the Summer Palace, the Jade Fountain, temples in the Western Hills and elsewhere, the Ming Tombs, the Great Wall etc. While many other works describe life in Peking during the first half of the 20th century, none else come close to describing its riches and charm in such loving detail. The reprint edition includes an insightful introduction by Geremie Barme, damning in its indictment of the Communist destruction of the grand Imperial city that was Peking. Seller Inventory # 005189
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In Search of Old Peking
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Hardcover. Thick Octavo; G+/G Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Blue spine with White text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, sunning to spine, small closed tears along head edge of rear cover, small open tear at top corner of front cover; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear; Textblock has age toning; 382 pp. 1342890. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1342890
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IN SEARCH OF OLD PEKING
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Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 1987
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Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 382 pages. With an introduction by Geremie Barme. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *. Seller Inventory # 36447
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In Search of Old Peking
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good unmarked hardback copy in very good dustjacket. Reprint of 1935. 382pp., illus., maps., diagrams (some foldout). Seller Inventory # 015531
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