Carl Crow — Foreign Devils in the Flowery Kingdom

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1941. Cloth. An illustrated look into the lives of foreigners in China by Carl Crow, in the scarce unclipped dustwrapper. The second U.K. impression of this work.In the original scarce unclipped dustwrapper.An interesting study into the life of foreigners in China, looking across history to the early visitors to the country.Illustrated by Esther Brock Bird throughout.Written by Carl Crow.Bookplate to the front pastedown, bookplate to the recto to the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of faint marks to the boards. Some spots to the fore edge. Bookplate to the front pastedown, and to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper is lightly edgeworn, with repairs to the reverse. Light marks and discolouration to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Esther Brock Bird. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.