Published by Denniston & Sullivan, Shanghai, 1908.
Oblong 4to [287 x 218 mm] of (1) title l., (50) ll. illustrated with 462 photographs.
Fir green shagreen, title « Souvenir of China – 200 Illustrations » stamped on the upper cover. Contemporary binding.
Beautiful album of 462 photographs showing China in 1908.
The photographs mainly represent cityscapes of Shanghai, Beijing and Canton, with subjects such as:
– The Imperial Throne of China
– Her Majesty, the Empress Dowager
– Peking acrobats
– The Sleeping Buddha
– Bell Temple
– Llama Temple
– The Empress Dowager’s pleasure boat
– South Wall of Peking, A Passing Funeral
– In a Canton Temple
– A Typical Town in North China
– The Fisherman and his Net
– A Christian Book-seller and his family
– A Shanghai Temple
– Peking Dagoba
– At the Shanghai Market
– On the Grand Canal
– A Manchu Type
– Temple guardians
– The First view of a White man
– A Peking Money Changer
– A Shansi Gate …
The photographer was Charles F. Gammon.
Charles F. Gammon worked for the American Consulate in China and for the Chinese Imperial University. He spent 17 years in China.
Very interesting panorama of the life in China in the early 20th century.
1 copy at the NYPL.
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