Author: SHANGHAI
Title: The Life of Shanghai.
Description: Tokyo, Shobido, [1934]. 27 x 20 cm. [10], 36 plates, [2] pp. Original overlapping cloth. With b/w illustrations on 36 plates. - ''[...] in 1924, Shanghai became even more alluring and mysterious in the minds of the Japanese. Apparently produced to satisfy the curiosity of the Japanese and Westerners toward Shanghai, this photobook contains both sensational images of opium-smoking and quiet photographs of ordinary citizens, and depicts urban spaces as well as details of everyday life in the city.'' [Parr/WassinkLundgren, Chinese Photobook p. 65]. - Clothbinding a bit worn on extremities; title page a bit loosening, 1 plate has been cut out and taped again, else a good copy

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