‎E. S.Kirby‎
‎See my chinese street ‎

‎Hong Kong 1954 K. Weiss Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author‎

Reference : 030011

‎Hardcover, 28 x 22 cm, 168 pp., English, Signed by Author, 1st Edition, Illustrations, book condition: Very Good. The edition ifirst published in 1954 printed on hand made paper is limited to two hunderd and fifty numbered with auhtors autograph and two hundred and fifty copies made in chinese style with silk covers. This number 2 of the chinese style with silk covers with the errata slip with first edition issue points laid in as issued.rnSlight signs of wear and discolouration on the edge of the silk covers. The binding is still in very good condition. the pages are still in exceptionally good condition, no visible flaws.rnThe original first edition is bound in embroidered silk, reflection traditional Chinese luxury materials. The Chinese style: The Chinese style binding typically refers to thread binding (xiang zhuang) where sheets are folded with the printed side out and the loose edges are side-stiched through holes punched near the spine.rn It is a quarto-sized volume containing 112 illustrations and 7 full-color pages. rnOn the flyleaf of the book is a chop of Koenig . Koenig" is likely a reference to Lady Doreen Koenig (born Steel), the wife of Sir Robert Koenig, who was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong during the late 1950s. Written on the same flyleaf: Hong Kong September 9 oct. 1958.. It is a quarto-sized volume containing 112 illustrations and 7 full-color pages. rnProfessor Kirby (was the Head of the Department of Economics and Political Science at the University of Hong KongrnOn the flyleaf of the book is a chop of koenig . Koenig" is likely a reference to Lady Doreen Koenig (née Steel), the wife of Sir Robert Koenig, who was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong during the late 1950s.rnE. Stuart Kirby, an economist and scholar of East Asian history, compiled the book's illustrations from various sources. rnThe illustrations were primarily "cuttings" collected by Kirby from Japanese and Chinese papers, books, and magazines during his time in the Far East and during World War II.rn The work captures everyday scenes that Kirby believed the Chinese people of the time took for granted, such as shop signs and street criers.. ‎