The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury American Edition. 52 Issues from January 4, 1946 to December 27, 1946 by The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury - 1946

New York: The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Text in English. Illustrated in black and white. 52 issues bound in one book. Green cloth covered boards with covers edges rubbed and faded. Spine rubbed. Spine head and foot slightly worn. Gilt title on spine with letters rubbed. Back cover slightly worn in the middle. Covers outside corners slightly bumped. A few pale and scattered foxing. First 80 pages slightly worn at the bottom and corners. Pages fragile with some chips and marginal tears. 2 Pages dated April 12 and November 15, 1946 worn with about a 15cm slit, affecting text but without missing part. Otherwise in very good condition. 52 newspaper issues of The Shanghai and Mercury Evening Post American edition published in New York from January 4, 1946 to December 27, 1946. It mainly focuses on the activities of U.S. and other Western expatriates in China. Including newspapers issued on January 4,11,18,25, February 1,8,15,22, March 1, 8,15, 22, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17,24,31, June 7, 14,21, 28, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6, 13, 20, 27. Each issue has 8 pages. Extremely scarce materials from the 1940s with great historical value. The Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury was an English language newspaper in Shanghai, China, published by the Post-Mercury Co. The newspaper represented the point of view of Shanghai's American business community. The newspaper offices were located across from the Shanghai International Settlement. Life reported that the magazine was "old and respected". Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, author of Patterns in the Dust: Chinese-American Relations and the Recognition Controversy, 1949-1950, said that the newspaper was "conservative". The paper had a Chinese edition, Ta Mei Wan Pao (Damei Wanbao). The newspaper was American-owned, and had been founded by Carl Crow. Randall Chase Gould was the editor. Cornelius V. Starr was the owner. Until his July 1940 death, Samuel H. Chang was the director of the Post and Ta Mei Wan Pao. This heavy book may require extra shipping cost. Size: 11.3X17.0X1.3 inches 416 pages.