Chinese Lanterns

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo, pp xii, 3-373, in original yellow, red, and blue pictorial cloth. Slight rubbing to extremities, some faint spots on spine, else fine. Ownership signature reading "A.G. Page" or "A.Y. Page" on front free endpaper; penciled note on front blank: "Miss Page in China during May 1935." Grace… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x0. Dodd, Mead and Co., 1924; same date on title and copyright pages, no additional printings indicated; xv, 373pp., many photo plates throughout. G/G+ hardcover in decorative binding. Library withdrawal stamp on front end page, small surface abrasion on rear paste-down, no other ex-library markings; binding is… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1924. Early printing of Grace Thompson Seton's work on Chinese lanterns. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated with photographs, many taken by the author. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To S.D. Green with the all good wishes of the author: Grace Thompson Seton. July 20, 1927. 'Through the Eastern Gates… Read more about this item

Dodd, Mead, 1924. Book is Very Good+ condition, clean, unmarked and tight. Not ex-library. Author's travels through early 20th Century China and her encounters with it's population and women. 373pp, many photos. Shipped in sturdy cardboard box. . 2nd Prntg. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Dodd, mead, 1924. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 373. Bound in orange cloth stamped in red, blue and black. Front hinge tender, a very good copy. "In putting these lanterns before the public gaze, my aim has been to throw a little light on what is happening there, especially upon the "dark places" of the "women"s quarters" of New… Read more about this item

London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, 1924. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. 373pgs, slight edgewear else VG, previous owner's bookplate

NY: Dodd, Mead and Company. VG. 1924. 2nd prntg. Grace Seton jouneys to China in 1923 documents the political urmoil following . the fall of the empire and women's changing role in the country. Lanterns are a symbol of the emerging modernization Bright yellow decorated front cover color illustration. Slight foxing. sl wear to front cover. .