China Past and Present

PARKER, Edward Harper

Published by London: Chapman & Hall, 1903

About this Item

First edition. Octavo, pp xi, 424, folding map of China at rear. Bound in red cloth covered hard boards, with gilt lettering and Chinese characters in black to the spine and upper board. The book has been re-cased with the original spine laid on and is with new endpapers. Edward Parker (1849-1926) was an English barrister and sinologist who worked for the Imperial Consular Service, including time spent in Wenzhou and Shanghai, until 1896 and then became an author and academic and wrote widely on the Opium Wars and on Chinese language. In this book he discusses Chinese history, the Boxer rebellion, his time working as a consular official in China, Chinese government and the Mandarin class, political matters and much else. In Very Good condition. Interesting read and an uncommon book. Seller Inventory # B8405

Bibliographic Details

Title: China Past and Present

Publisher: London: Chapman & Hall

Publication Date: 1903

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition