WILLIAMS, CHARLES ALFRED SPEED: - Outlines of Chinese Symbolism, an Alphabetical Compendium of Antique legends and beliefs, as Reflected in the Manners and Customs of the Chinese. Beijing, Customs College Press, 1931.

. 4to. Lvs (iv), xxv, 423 printed on rectos only. With 200 illustrations including woodcuts, lithographs, photogravures, coloured plates and hand-coloured prints. Original blue cloth printed in black, slightly rubbed, spine faded. Scarce first edition, limited to 250 copies, signed by the author.This comprehensive and useful handbook of symbolism in Chinese art and culture has been reprinted many times. It is organised alphabetically and accessible across a variety of fields with thorough explanations of each symbol by the historical origins from which they arose.

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