The Pool of Ch'ien Lung: A Tale of Modern Peking by Lady Hosie
1944. Reprinted. 175 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour frontispiece by Chiang Yee. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Some mould to spine. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine. Mould to inside of spine.