Hong Kong, Around & About.
2nd Edition Revised and Enlarged.
Hong Kong,
Ye Olde Printerie, Ltd.
1931
Quarto (220 by 145mm), title, folding map, 196pp., index, original quarter cloth, title to upper board, title on label to spine.
1734
notes:
Chapters include: Hong Kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories; The Administration of the New Territories and of the City; Some Characteristics and Customs of the Chinese; Domestic and Village Life; The Rites and Ceremonials of Family Life; Some Beliefs & Gods of South China; Some Chinese Festivals; Some Legends, Charms & Superstitions; Pirates, Typhoons and disturbances; Appendix. Some Place Names and Their Meanings. The folding map "Hong Kong and the New Territory" shows r...
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