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Auction: CSS111 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 832

Miscellaneous
Literature and Books
Books
1907 The first edition of "Sidelights on Chinese Life", published by Kegaqn Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Linited, London, and written by J. Macgowan. The illustrations in the book are painted by Montague Smyth, and twelve are printed in color. Each picture is tipped-in on separate page, and the other 34 pictures are in black and white; hardcover, with a gold-embossed Chinese style pattern on the cover, and gold printing on the upper edge of the book. A bookplate affixed to the inside cover. Some of inner pages have slight stains. The spine has been repaired. The book has 368 pages. Dimensions: 16.7x25.8x3.5cm


1907年初版 "Sidelights on Chinese Life" (中國人生活側聞), 倫敦Kegaqn Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Linited 出版, J. Macgowan 著. 書中插圖由Montague Smyth 繪畫, 十二幅是彩色印刷, 並每幅貼在單獨的書頁上, 另外34幅是黑白; 精裝本,封面有壓金的中國風采圖案, 書上邊位印金. 封面內頁貼有藏書票一枚, 某些內頁有輕微斑潰. 書脊修補. 全書368頁. 尺寸: 16.7x25.8x3.5cm

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Starting price
HK$3500