E. D. Edwards — The Dragon Book

London, William Hodge & Company, 1943. Cloth. A smart later edition of this detailed work on Chinese customs, signed by the author. Later edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper dated 1944. Illustrated throughout. A treasure chest of gems from Chinese literature touching on every aspect of traditional Chinese life and customs. With chapters on lore, poetry, the tree of knowledges, stories, flowers and gardens, medicine, and more. Compiled and edited by Evangeline Dora Edwards, known as Eve D. Edwards, an English scholar who taught Chinese language and Chinese literature at SOAS, University of London, and was head of the Department of the Far East. She was the third Professor of Chinese at SOAS and the first female professor of Chinese anywhere in the Western world. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor bumping to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Minor fading to the spine. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in light loss to the head of the spine and panel edges. Sunning to the spine and panels with the odd mark. Closed tears to the panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Author's contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.