RARE 1928 CHINA MANCHU CUSTOMS AND SUPERSITIONS CHINESE FESTIVALS & SOCIAL LIFE
Item History & Price
MANCHUCUSTOMSAND SUPERSTITIONS
by
M. C. L. Bogan
China Booksellers, Ltd., Tientsin & Peking, 1928
Book Details
1st.Edition. 140pp. with a black and white frontispiece, and 26 black and white illustrations (5 coloured) and a plan of the gates of Peking.
Size of Book 21cm x 15cm/8in x 5.75in
Book Description
Very good publisher’s original yellow cloth covers with titles in black on the spine and on the f...ront cover. Vignettes a Chinese woman and the titles in Chinese characters in the centre of the front cover.
Spine darkened and the front and rear covers are a little grubby but otherwise in good condition.
New front and rear endpapers. Browning/toning to the edges of the title page. Two library stamps in the bottom right hand corner of the title page.
Browning/toning to the edges of the pages but otherwise the text is in good condition with no foxing, marks or other blemishes.
There is a small library stamp on the reverse side of the illustrations.
A scarce item.
About this Book
This book examines Chinese customs and superstitions of the modern Manchu era. The first twelve chapters discuss customs month by month and the next five chapters examine the superstitions attached to:The Manchu Wedding CeremonyThe Manchu Funeral CeremonyThe Birth of a ChildNursery RhymesThe Birthday CelebrationA scarce book.
About the Author:
I cannot find any biography information about the author, Mrs. M. L. C. Bogan.
