Codrington Florence I (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Nancy Ruxton (illustrator). 2nd Edition. 96pp. within illustrated yellow boards with title to upper cover .backed by a blue cloth spine.Foxed end-papers with a prize label to the front paste-down and a former owner's name to the front free end-paper otherwise clean and unmarked internally. The author a Missionary in China wrote this book for English children to describe the life of the "yellow children" to Edwardian England. She describes "dirty narrow streets, and houses with queer roofs" etc.It's certainly not politically correct but an interesting insight into the China of old. The book has been "used" but remains in good order though the boards are chipped to the edges with corners knocked, but otherwise complete and very good for its age.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Rubbing to boards. Narrow split to gutter at title page. Some foxing. Previous owner's inscription dated 1919 on front endpaper "Dorothy Quintrell / from Dr. G. E. Weeks / 16/x/19". Previous owner's rubber name stamp "D. G. Spencer". Later label "Glen Historic Collection / Southland". ; Uncommon. 104 pages. Colour frontispiece. Blue cloth boards with black lettering and illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 205 x 156mm. Children's book about life in China. Colour illustrations throughout. Full page and in-text illustrations. Printed in Holland. Contents: We Go To Chinaland Again; What We See in a Chinese Street; We See the Bridge of a Thousand Ages; We See Water-Babies, and Hear About River Dragons; We See Fishing Birds and Kites; What We See on the Hills - and a Buffalo Story; What We See in a Farmhouse; About Babies in Blue, Rice and Tea Gardens; The Story of a Boy Scholar in Old China; The Story of a Girl Student in New China. By the author of "Children in Blue". The author was a missionary with the Church of England Zenanana Missionary Society in Fuh-Kien Province, China.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo, 23.2*19.8cm, 64pp, plus 10 plates. Very good hardcover now protected in mylar. Photos available upon request.