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‎Lion and Dragon in Northern China‎

‎London 1910 John Murray Hardcover 1st Edition ‎

‎Hardcover, 22,5 x 15 cm, 461 pp., English, 1st Edition, Illustrations, book condition: Very Good. This is a seminal work by Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston, a British colonial administrator and scholar best known as the tutor to Puyi, the last Emperor of China. rnThe book is a detailed anthropological and historical account of Weihaiwei (modern-day Weihai), a territory in northern China leased to Great Britain from 1898 to 1930. Johnston served there as a district officer and magistrate, using his position to conduct "assiduous research" into the region's culturern‎

‎From Peking to Mandalay‎

‎White Lotus Co Ltd Broch D'occasion bon tat 25/09/2001 510 pages ‎

‎Au cœur de la Cité interdite.‎

‎ Mercure de France, 1995, in-8°, 362 pp, traduit de l'anglais, notes, glossaire, plans (Pékin, la Cité interdite), index, broché, couv. illustrée, bon état (Coll. Le Temps retrouvé)‎

‎R. F. Johnston (1874-1938), fut précepteur, de 1919 à 1924, du dernier empereur de la dynastie Ch'ing, Pu-Yi (1906-1967), qui sans tenir de rôle politique, a vécu avec sa cour dans la Cité interdite jusqu'à son expulsion en novembre 1924. Johnston retrace l'histoire de la Chine depuis son arrivée en 1898 et décrit ses rapports avec son élève, la vie de la cour mandchoue, les événements, etc. ‎

‎Au coeur de la Cité Interdite‎

‎Mercure de France "Le Temps retrouvé n°69" 1995, in-8 broché, 362 p. (bel état ; épuisé dans la collection) Témoignage d'un puissant intérêt du professeur anglais qui devint, en 1919, le tuteur de Pu-Yi, le dernier Empereur de Chine, qui vivait encore dans la Cité interdite avec sa cour mais sans aucun pouvoir politique...‎

‎Twilight in the Forbidden City ‎

‎London24 x 15 1934 Victor Gollancz Ltd, Hardcover 1st Edition ‎

‎Hardcover, 24 x 16 cm, 486 pp., English, 1st Edition, Illustrations, book condition: Very Good. This book is the famous memoir by Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston, who served from 1919 to 1924 as the private tutor and advisor to Puyi, the last emperor of China. First published in 1934 by Victor Gollancz Ltd., the book provides a unique eyewitness account of the final years of the Qing Dynasty within the walls of the imperial palace. rnThe work is more than just a portrait of the emperor; it is an extensive history of a turbulent era in China: rnAs one of only two foreigners allowed into the "Inner Court," Johnston provides detailed descriptions of palace rituals--such as Puyi's wedding--and the political intrigues of the time.rnJohnston was a great admirer of Chinese culture and an advocate for a constitutional monarchy based on the British model. He was critical of the young Republic of China and often defended the interests of the imperial family.rnThe book features a preface written by Puyi himself (dated 1931) and covers key events including the 1911 Revolution and the emperor's ultimate expulsion from the Forbidden City in 1924. rnThe linen binding is discoloured. Light foxing on the first and last pages. Corners bumpedrn‎