PRESENT DAY POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF CHINA. [Translated Into English From The R.

Shanghai 1912, Kelly Walsh. Red cloth, very good, 572+81p., alphabetical index of Chinese characters, co-author V.V. Hagelstrom, 15 x 24.5 cm. FIRST ORIGINAL EDITION R A R E . *** **** *** . . TRANSLATED BY STUDENT-INTERPRETERS OF THE . . . IMPERIAL RUSSIAN LEGATION, PEKING . . . REVISED BY N. TH. KOLESSOFF, CHINESE SECRETARY OF THE . IMPERIAL RUSSIAN LEGATION, PEKING . . . TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN WITH AUTHORS'S SANCITION . . BY A. BELTCHENKO, H.I.R.M. CONSUL AT FOOCHOW . . . AND E.E. MORAN, PHD. OF THE CHINESE IMPERIAL MARTIME . . CUSTOMS SERVICE . . . SELDOM FOUND RARE FIRST & ONLY ORIGINAL EDITION . * This is an exceptionally important and early study on the ways in which the Chinese their political structure. This is perhaps the first in-depth research study of its kind. A unique resource. . * THE CONTENTS: Part 1: Emperor and Court, Internal Affairs. . Part 2: Ministries [Boards]. . Part 3: Metropolitan Prefecture & Manchuria, Dependencies of China and Administration. . Part 4: Appendix, Deputed officials, titles, ranks, decorations, government service, bibliography, etc. . *** Revised by N. Th. Kolessoff, translated from the Russian by A. Beltchenko & E.E. Moran, translated from the Russian with the authors' sanction by A. Beltchenko, H.I.R.M. Consul at Foochow. . The texts are replete with Chinese Hanzi characters throughout, else completely in English. . *** Very RARE & copious study. . *** NOTE:::: THIS IS ORIGINAL EDITION: THIS IS THE ORIGINAL NICELY PRINTED EDITION !! !!! This is NOT the cheap, defective reprint edition !!! . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** SPECIFIC COPY DETAILS: . Generic: The book is bound in the publisher's full brown cloth, with gilt spine lettering. By and large a very clean & solid example. . Copy 1: Very solidly bound, contents brilliantly clean. This has: "Paul M.A. LINEBARGER Shanghai June 2, 1940" flat signed on the first fly leaf. . LINEBARGER [1913-1966]: In 1930 attended University of Nanking, China; 1931 North China Union Language School. . During World War II, in 1942 he was a U.S. Army Intelligence Service 1942-66, became Lieutenant Colonel, received Bronze Star, helped found the Office of War information, served in Chungking, China 1942-46. In 1950 he was a Consultant to British forces in Malaya; Consultant to 8th in Korea (Lieutenant Colonel), 1950-52. Died an American hero, buried in Arlington National Cemetery. . * Copy 3: Very solidly bound, contents brilliantly clean. This is a very clean ex-library copy from a private, uncirculated Dominican library. Lower signatures stamped with feint green library name, 5 digit number on verso of the title page, else no marks, spine shows small portion where lacquered label removed. Else the binding is firm, solid and without marks, contents appears unread. . This copy has "Payson J. Treat" neatly signed name inside the front end paper, a copy from his personal library. . Payson Jackson Treat [1879-1972] was an American Japanologist. . *.…