Dragon Book by Edwards E D Comp (3 results)

reprint hardback in original cloth Nice copy octavo 351pp., text ills., index, Chinese habits, manners, and beliefs from the earliest times. Neat ownership signature o/w a nice copy.

London [1943], Hodge. Red cloth, very good, 367p., biblio- graphy, whith a profusion of vignettes & text illustrations. A CHARMING UNCOMMON WORK ! This is a comprehensive anthology of random subjects on all things Chinese, including covers all aspects of the dragon. Alphabetically arranged by subject, as found in: Chinese lore, poetry, the tree of knowledge, stories short and tall, flowers & gardens, medical lore, the epicure. With acknow- ledgements. With charming subjects such as: Dreams, Rules for Drinking, Div orce: the Seven Grounds for the Divorce of Wifes, Kitchen God, Signs of Good Luck, Unlucky, Torture, Woman [with commentaries on five famous women], Women and Servants, Art of War 12 articles], for starters plus a many more fine examples & tidbits.…

London [1943], Hodge. Red cloth, very good, 367p., biblio- graphy, whith a profusion of hand-colored vignettes & text illustrations. A CHARMING UNCOMMON WORK ! This is a comprehensive anthology of random subjects on all things Chinese, including covers all aspects of the dragon. Alphabetically arranged by subject, as found in: Chinese lore, poetry, the tree of knowledge, stories short and tall, flowers & gardens, medical lore, the epicure. With acknow- ledgements. With charming subjects such as: Dreams, Rules for Drinking, Div orce: the Seven Grounds for the Divorce of Wifes, Kitchen God, Signs of Good Luck, Unlucky, Torture, Woman [with commentaries on five famous women], Women and Servants, Art of War 12 articles], for starters plus a many more fine examples & tidbits.…