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Shanghai [1899]-1904, Kelly & Walsh.Recent full black cloth, gold stamped spine titles,brilliantly clean example contains 8 complete parts bound in, separate pagination, superb copy, contents likewise no flaws, ex-private library book plate. . *** **** *** . . ISSUES SERIALLY, CONTAINS 8 COMPLETE MONOGRAPHIC STORIES . . . FROM HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, CHINGSHA [sic for Changsha], . . . AMOY, FOOCHOW, & OTHER TREATY PORT CITIES IN THE 1860's . . *** The author: Elise Williamina Edersheim Giles Boehm is the pen name of Elisa Giles, wife of celebrated Sinologist & Scholar H.A. Giles. . THE EDITIONS: Being issued serially from 1899 this date indicates the FIRST EDITION & FIRST ISSUE of her essays. . * With the Author's introductory page to the series reads: . . "NOTA BENE ! " . "This confiding reader is expected to believe:-- That the aim of these TALES is to illustrate life at the various TREATY PORTS which have been opened, oyster-like, by the bayonet during the past fifty years. . That no attempt has been made to caricature individuals, but rather to portray types of ordinary occurrence. . That while the vehicle of these TALES is fiction, their essence is fact." . *** These 'STORIES' were issued serially, in numeric order which was most likely placed before all were published. Some of the title page or last page dates are greatly out of order, nevertheless they were bound in the proper numeric order. See below for dates found on title or other pages. . Several of the stories are about or concern various British Consuls, their family members and of course many caricatures of the Chinese, men, women, house keepers and other kinds of 'friendly' companion women who looked after foreigners up and down the coasts of the China Treaty Ports. . A candid and intimate insight to the actual life style, portraits of Chinese in the earliest days of foreign intercourse, transactions, business and just good old fun ! . *** CONTENTS: . Numbers: . 1. DOBSON'S DAUGHTER. His daughter, with her mother's eyes: A China Coast Tale, pages 1-72. Title page shows 1904 for numbers 1-2. . 2. OF THE NOBLE ARMY. A China Coast Tale, pages 73-132. . 3. IN THE SIXTIES [1860'S]. A China Coast Tale, pages 1-78. . 4. PLAYING PROVIDENCE. A China Coast Tale, pages 1-30. . * With title page dated 1899: numbers 5-6: . 5. COMING HOME. A China Coast Tale, "East. West. Hane's [sic] Best." Pages 1-34. Title page reads 1899 no. 5 &6. Verso of last page reads 1899. . 6. PETER WONG. A China Coast Tale, title page reads 1903, pages 1-63. Verso of last page reads 1899. . . 7. TWO WOMEN. .A China Coast Tale, pages 1-34. With title page showing 1903. . 8. A-KUEI. A China Coast Tale, pages 41-91,verso of the last page reads 1903. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: The binding is excellent, unused, exceptionally bright, clean and firm. Contents are pristine, no marks or issues, solidly bound with whatever title pages accompanied the original issues. . *** BIBLIOGRAPHY: . CHINA COAST TALES: worldcat-org/title/china-coast-tales/oclc/13367683/editions? editionsView=true&referer=br . Other titles by Elise Williamina Edersheim Giles: . The Rites and Worship of the Jews. . The Lamp and Politic of the Jems . *.
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