Behind the Scenes in Peking - Being Experiences During the Siege of the Legations

Hooker, Mary

Published by London: John Murray, 1910.

About this Item

First edition. G/-. Gold cloth, gilt lettering and illustration. Lightly rubbed at extremities, a little board exposed lower front corner, spine slightly discolored. Endpapers heavily foxed, a little scattered foxing on a few text pages, ownership ffep, otherwise clean throughout, binding and hinges sound. Foldout map is age-toned along one of the folds, is intact. Illustrated with b&w photographs. This copy is INSCRIBED by the author on the front free endpaper. The author's experiences, taken from her diary entries, during the Siege of the Legations which occurred during the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. Seller Inventory # 8784

Bibliographic Details

Title: Behind the Scenes in Peking - Being ...

Publisher: London: John Murray, 1910.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition