Author: FITCH, Robert F.
Title: Hangchow itineraries. Second revised edition.
Description: Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, 1922. 19 x 12 cm. [8]55,[11] pp. Original clothbacked boards. With 6 folding maps, and 9 b/w plates of which one folding panorama. Robert Ferris Fitch (1873-1954) was president of Hangchow Christian College [nowadays Zhijiang University]. The city was the capitol of China during the Southern Song dynasty, and was known for the beauty of its West Lake location. An old Chinese saying states, 'Above is Heaven; below are Soochow and Hangchow. [Fitch Family History and Genealogy]. - Chinese sign on first blank, bookblock loosening, maps with tear, and few pencil annotations - a rather used, but still a good copy.

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