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Auction: 25003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 307

The Life of Shanghai - Chinese Photobooks, Tokyo: Shobido Printing Office, 1934, very fine

From the collection of Chief Inspector B. B. Boddy, Shanghai Municipal Police.

First edition in English, first printing, of this "attempt to visualize the unique customs of the bewitched metropolis" (Parr & WassinkLundgren), presenting Shanghai as a haven away from the raging Chinese Civil War: "Chinese statesmen and wealthy persons who wish not to suffer from internal turmoils and bandits take their refuge in this great town"

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Estimate
£100 to £140

Starting price
£80