Book Description

Third edition. 8vo. pp. [iii], 171, xxiii (ads.); three folding maps, sketch maps and photo. illusts. to text; very good in the original cloth, slightly rubbed.
Dealer Notes
This handbook is intended for "English speaking tourists" who wish to take advantage of "the rapid development of railway travel in this part of the world" (Introduction). The book provides descriptions of locations in Peking, Tientsin, Chosen, and other areas in the region of Peking. Though written in English, the book was printed at The Box of Curios Press, Yokohama, according to the lettering on the rear cover.
Author Thomas Cook & Son.
Date 1917
Binding Original cloth
Publisher Thomas Cook & Son
Condition See description
Pages pp. [iii], 171, xxiii (ads.)

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