Jehol, City Of Emperors (First Printing: First Edition Stated, Bronze Gilt Lettering On Cover) by Hedin, Sven, Translated By E. G. Nash - 1931

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 1933. Hardcover. Fair. No DJ. 278p.

NY 1933 first edition. Dutton. Hardcover. 278pp., photo illustrations. VG, occasional very light foxing in text, no owner marks, hinges not cracked, almost no wear. no DJ. Jelhol was the summer residence area of the Manchu emperors and a place with many Lama temples which Hedin studied. .

Kegan Paul. Collectible - Good. Condition: Good +; Hardcover in dustjacket. 273 pages with index. The book is in Good+ condition with a square spine and tight binding. Mild soiling to covers, foxing and toning to some pages. The jacket is in Poor condition and is missing the top third of spine with many other chips and tears. Photo illustrated.

New York:E.P. Dutton & Company, 1933. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. New York:E.P. Dutton & Company. 1933. 278pp. Illustrated. Hardcover. Boards show some soiling and wear to the edges and spine. Otherwise in very good condition. Interior is clean and free of stray markings, though there is a touch of age-toning to the page edges throughout. Overall, this is a very good copy.

New York 1933, Dutton. Buff cloth, very good, 278p., index, 62 b.w. photos, 4 illustrations. Impeccable scholarship by by the celebrated Sinologist, archaeologist, scientist, and explorer. FIRST EDITION S C A R C E . * The "Fontainebleau of China," Jehol was the set of Lamaisti temples and the final resting place of Manchurian emperors. . This study was completed before hostilities broke out. Very valuable & well illustrated first comprehensive study. . This contains much readable information on the personalities and times of K'ang-shi & especially Ch'ien-lung Emperors. . *** REFERENCE: Hucker 533. . * .

Kegan Paul, London, 1932. First English edition. Plates. 8vo (10 x 6 1/4 inches), 278-pages. Original orange cloth. Binding damp marked and with splits to the cloth of lower joints. Headbands bruised, corners bumped, upper fore corner of first few leaves bumped, signature on front pastedown. Internally good.

London: Kegan Paul French Trubner, 1932. Book. Near Very Good. Original Cloth. First Edition.. Book has slightly bumped corners, light cover soiling to edges thus near very good. Dj has small chips, creases light soiling. All plates are present..

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1932T. hardcover. Very Good. 5.5957 in x 27.7789 in x 17.9863 in. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. LTD 1932 edition. Minor foxing to first few pages, text clean and bright, corner cut off from title page, binding firm, shelf wear to dust jacket, including discolouration and chips, price clipped.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1933. Small faded area on top edge; faint stain on upper edges of cover. Dust jacket with a little wear at spine ends and two tears, one about one inch.. First Edition in English. Original Cloth. Near Fine/About Good.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company Inc., 1933. xiv, 278 pp. Octavo. Original yellow cloth with gilt bronze lettering. Top edge stained red. Fore edge untrimmed. Original printed decorative dustwrapper. Wrapper has a small piece missing from the bottom and slight wear to the corners otherwise in very nice unfaded condition. Frontispiece. 62 illustrations. 3 line drawings. Sketch map. A very attractive copy. Sven Hedin's travels to study a Lama temple with the idea of erecting an original or replica in both Stockholm and Chicago. 1933