First edition. Small quarto, pp xxiv, 132. Bound in cream coloured cloth covered hard boards, no jacket. Liberally illustrated with photographs, drawings, and two folding maps, of China and of Peking. As the title indicates, this is only a brief look at a huge subject, but is intended to provide the reader with an interesting and accessible review of Chinese buildings and construction methods. In Very Good Plus condition; there is a neat p.o. name etc to the ffep "John Robey | Hankow | Double Tenth 1941". Seller Inventory # B5244

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Title: A Brief History of Chinese Architecture

Publisher: Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh

Publication Date: 1940

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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