Old China in Historic Photographs: 288 Views

New York: Dover Publications, 1982. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Small quarto in wraps; 287 pp: map, photographs (b&w); 29 cm Very good(+); wraps clean and glossy, faint sunning to spine; light penciling to publisher's page, else pages crisp and clear; binding tight; a nice copy. Paperback. ISBN: 048624282X

Contents: Introduction to the Dover Edition By Wan-Go Weng. LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS: BEIJING [PEKING] and HEBEI SHENG [CHIHLI PROVINCE]: Beijing and Environs: Part of city walls. Southern approach to Imperial Palace. Temple of Heaven. Temple of Five Pagodas. Temple of Celestial Peace. Yellow Temple. Summer Palace grounds. Temple of Azure Clouds. Qingyiyuan. Great Wall of China. Ming Dynasty imperial tombs. Pagoda at Balizhuang. Temple of the Terrace of Initiation. Monastery garden. Entrance to a cemetery. Traveling carts. Tongzhou canal. Temple of the Wind God. Pass temple on the road to Chengde. Chengde [Jehol]: Temple of Universal Joy. Potala. Views in a lamasery. Bridge in the imperial park. Other sites: Western Tombs of the Manchu Dynasty emperors. Luan River. SHANDONG SHENG [SHANTUNG PROVINCE]: Jinan: Lake of the Great Brightness. Monastery of the Magical Cliff. Qingyangshu: Temple of the Tai Shan Goddess. Tai Shan Temple. Tai Shan views. Qufu: Temple of Confucius & gate. Yanzhou xian: gate & bridge. SHANXI SHENG [SHANSI PROVINCE]: Taiyuan: Temple of Great Mercy & other views. Jinci temple complex. Mian shan: Monastery of the Cloud Summit. Traveling to Wutai shan. Wutai shan: views & details of monasteries. Linfen: defiles in loess & Emperor Yao temple. Mengcheng: Emperor Huangdi memorial hall. Yunchen xian: salt lake & image of Guandi. Yangwuzhen: residence. SHANNXI SHENG [SHENSI PROVINCE]: Xi'an: North Gate, Great Mosque, Goose Pagodas. Hua shan: views & great temple. Mian xian: image of Ma Chao. Qin ling shan: details of temples & monasteries. JIANGSU SHENG [KIANGSU PROVINCE] and SHANGHAI: Suzhou: thousand-armed Guanyin. Shanghai: pagoda & residence. ZHEJIANG SHENG [CHEKIANG PROVINCE]: Hangzhou and Vicinity: West Lake. Monastery of the Holy Succession. Tomb of General Yue Fei. Refuge of Souls Valley. Temple of the Forest of Clouds. Imperial Library. Haining: bore at mouth of Qiantang River. Ningbo and Tiantongsi: South wall of city. Fujian Club. Temple entrances. Stores. Countryside between Ningbo & Tiantongsi. Tiantongsi; Monastery of the Celestial Boy. Putuo: General view. Pagoda of Prince Buddha. Priest's grave. Monastery of the Rain of Law. Yichang: Brush Holder Mountain. Temple of the Dragon King. Entrance to a temple. HUNAN SHENG [PROVINCE]: Great Temple of Confucius. Ancestral temple of the Chen family. Temple of Zuo Wenxiang. Temple of the god of literature. Other sites: Liling: bridge, memorial temple & gates. Heng shan: great temple. Hengyang shi: temple & street. Lake Dongting. Views in southern Hunan. FUJIAN SHENG [FUKIEN PROVINCE]: San du ao. Fuzhou and Environs: Harbor with Drum Mountain. Graves. Monastery of the Boiling Spring. GUANDONG SHENG [CANTON; KUANGTUNG PROVINCE]: Guangzhou and Environs: Great Mosque. Ancestral temple of the Chen family. Temple of the God of medicine. North hill. Monastery of the Sea Banner. White Cloud Mountain & the monastery Nengrensi. GUANGXI SHENG [KUANGSI PROVINCE]: Wuzhou: bronze censers & memorial gate. Guilin: general views, pagoda, bridge, Fuzhou Club. Pingle xian. Gui River. Views in the countryside. SICHUAN SHENG [SZECH'UAN PROVINCE]: Chengdu and Environs: Hall of Laozi in a Taoist monastery. Wenshu Monastery. Villages in the plain of Chengdu. Shibaozhai & the Rock of the Ten Thousand Shadows. Chongqing: streets & cave temple. Guan xian: General view. Suspension bridge. Temple of Li Bing & Erlang. Temple of Confucius. Temple of the Tamed Dragon. Guanyin grotto in the Soul Cliff. View down Min River. Qingcheng shan: Cave of the Morning Sun. Rock chapel. Main hall of a monastery. Hall of the Celestial Queen. Typical scene. Yibin: general view & monastery. Emei shan: Monastery of Ten Thousand Years. Golden Summit. Monasteries on the Golden Summit. Hermitage of Pure Sound. Ziliujing and Environs: Countryside between Luzhou & Ziliujing. Nanhuagong. Salt-well industrial district. Shanxi Club. Yuntan. Wan xian and Environs. Temple of Confucius. Temple of Lord Chen. Temple of General Zhang Fei. Mountain of the Sedan-Chair Knob. Gate of a fortified village. Other sites: Guangyuan xian: Empress Wu temple & rock Buddhas. Qionglai xian. Fengdu. Leshan xian. Fengjie xian. Bellows Gorge. Ya'an: views & Golden Summit Monastery.