Hangchow Itineraries - 3rd revised & enlarged edition in FINE condition

Full title: 'Hangchow Itineraries, Describing The Chief Places Of Interest With A Note On The Famous Bore' Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, 1929. -- size: Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" [, some shelf wear to spine and cover, pages like new, all 6 fold-out maps without any damage. Appears unread, in all in FINE condition.94 pages, + 6 pages. of Publisher's adds at the end. Index. 6 detailed foldout maps showing monasteries, pagodas, temples, (sizes12" x 13" and 13" x 18"); Frontispiece and 11 photographs printed in a light green color. contents: 6 itineraries plus one special itinerary + one one-day itinerary. The First Itinerary, locating Monasteries; Pagodas, Temples; Tombs & Graves. -- 2nd Itinerary: Hangchow's most Famous Monasteries. -- 3rd Itinerary: The Southern Shore of The Lake & The Dragon Well Valley -- 4th Itinerary: Scenes Along The Ch'ien 5th ItineraryThe Imperial Island and West Lake -- 6th Itinerary Temples, Mosques, Shops . Fan Shop; Tea Shop; Silk; Medicine shops within the City of Hangchow. The "bore" in the title is a tidal phenomenon on the Ch'ien T'ang River in which a strong strong tide and the funnel-shaped river combine to produce a crest of advancing water 15 feet high.

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Publisher: Kelly & Walsh

Year: 1929

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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