(8vo) blue cloth. An amazing amount of information is presented, on shipping, communication, medical events, currency regulations, Sino-Russian relations, opium use, manufacturing, education, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and much more. There are many tables, some folding. Each of the books has a who's who of notable citizens, with names in Chinese characters as well as Roman letters. Includes: The China Year Book 1924-5. xxxiii, 1250 pp. With folding map of China showing the railroad system (with a mostly marginal stub tear). Tientsin: Tientsin Press, Limited, [1924]. (Front hinge cracked.) The China Year Book 1932. xvi, 831 pp. Shanghai: The North-China Daily News & Herald, Ld., [1932]. (Contents darkened.)
(8vo) blue cloth. An amazing amount of information is presented, on shipping, communication, medical events, currency regulations, Sino-Russian relations, opium use, manufacturing, education, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and much more. There are many tables, some folding. Each of the books has a who's who of notable citizens, with names in Chinese characters as well as Roman letters. Includes: The China Year Book 1924-5. xxxiii, 1250 pp. With folding map of China showing the railroad system (with a mostly marginal stub tear). Tientsin: Tientsin Press, Limited, [1924]. (Front hinge cracked.) The China Year Book 1932. xvi, 831 pp. Shanghai: The North-China Daily News & Herald, Ld., [1932]. (Contents darkened.)
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