BACKHOUSE, E.; BLAND, J. O. P.
China Under the Empress Dowager, Being the History of the Life and Times of TzU Hsi, Compiled from State Papers and the Private Diary of the Comptroller of Her Household
London, William Heinemann. 1914. Hardcover. Used, Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. 'New and revised cheaper edition', 1914. Xxvi, 322 pp. Includes map of Peking. Boards and spine are marked and slightly faded. Leading corners and spine ends are bumped and worn. Lower edges are nicked. Page block and pages are marked and tanned. Penned dedication on FEP. Closed tears on rear pastedown hinge. Minor bumps and creases on some pages. Plate between pages 16 and 17 is creased and nicked. Contents are clear throughout. HCW. Good.
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