NEW YORK'S CHINA TOWN; An Historical Presentation of Its People and Places
Beck, Louis J.
From Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since December 3, 2018
From Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since December 3, 2018
About this Item
Tall 8vo, black decorative cloth with silver lettering on spine & decorative front cover with dragon-enfolded title & objects, illustrated with B&W frontispiece, map of China town, 29 contemporary images & 33 B&W portraits, protective mylar added, xi, [xii] frontispiece photo of author + 332 pages. Weight:: 2 lbs. VERY SCARCE if not RARE illustrated edition dealing with many aspects of NYC's China Town near the turn-of-the-century. Covers a wide range of subjects such as the community description & layout, family life, occupations, economics, religious practices & superstitions, entertainments, artistry, crime & the Hop Sing Tong, gambling, opium dens and periphernalia, tobacco use, categories used for classifying women: wife, concubine, large- & small-feet, celestial beauty, slave, & prostitute. This remarkable study also has photos with commentaries by various New York City officials, missionaries, and "experts." Condition: Overall Very Good. Textblock is solid; spine, gutters, hinges firm. Pastedowns clean, no bookplates or ownership marks, no foxing. Covers have slight rubbing and some edgewear but gilt and color remain Very Good. The many B&W illustrations retain good definition are clean and unfoxed. The paper is uniformly and lightly age-toned with very slight darkening around the peripheries. No marks by previous owners. Seller Inventory # 9557
Bibliographic Details
Title: NEW YORK'S CHINA TOWN; An Historical ...
Publisher: Bohemia Publishing Company
Publication Date: 1898
Binding: Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth
Illustrator: B&W Period images
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.
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