cormack mrs (5 Ergebnisse)

hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, pebbled blur cloth lettered gilt to spine. A reprint of the third edition of 1927. A very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, illustrated, 220pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: Good. Fourth edition, revised. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. A record of traditional Chinese rites and customs as carefully observed and recorded by a sympathetic eye. Topics include the Chinese almanac, births and birthdays, betrothal, marriage, funerals and mourning, customs relating to food, annual festivals and special days, the spirit world in China and more. Annie Cormack and her husband, Dr. James G. Cormack lived many years in China between 1890 and 1927, as Dr. Cormack worked as a medical missionary in the country. Both Cormacks developed a deep knowledge of Chinese language and culture, and affection for the people. Foxing on page fore-edges and EPs, as well as internal pages in proximity to illustrations. Internal pages otherwise unmarked; binding strong although a few internal pages, particularly in proximity to illustrations, also exhibit foxing. 264 pp., 31 b&w photos, index. Size: 22 x 14 cm.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. 3rd Edition. Third ed.; 220 p., clean and unmarked on strong paper only mildly age-toned; frontis. period photos and other period photos within; front end page torn out; rear gutter cracked but binding firm; clean, deep azure boards with still bright gilt lettering have only very light rubbing at crown and foot of spine, and light bumping of corners. Inlaid errata slip.

pp. (xiv), 220, (iv). Frontispiece and 14 plates. Original blue cloth gilt, one leaf of prelims. with a tear at the lower edge, without loss and now repaired, this page with a few small red pigment marks, in other ways a very good copy.

Zustand: Good. Peking 1923 North China Standard. Octavo, 35pp., photo illustrations, original printed stapled wraps with mounted red label in Chinese. Good plus. Rare.