Anon - Guide to Peking - 1930

一本非常罕见、美丽且有趣的《北京指南》由W Hunter著，出版商为The Leader Peiping，虽无具体日期，但大约在1930年左右。软纸封面，尺寸为18.5×13厘米。68页，加上24页关于本地及国际企业的引人入胜的当代广告。包含一张地图和若干黑白插图。折叠地图附有70处名胜的索引，涵盖宫殿、庙宇、酒店、博物馆和医院。对英语使用者而言，是对这座城市、它的商店、餐馆、艺术与风俗的详细指南。

Contents: Map of Peking - A Historical Introduction - Points of Interest - Peking as an Art Center - The Chinese Theatre - Theaters of Peiping - Shops - Chinese Foods - Industries - Peiping Churches - Clubs - Women's Clubs - Chinese Festivals - Festival Calendar.

目录：北京地图 - 历史导言 - 名胜 - 北京的艺术中心 - 中国戏剧 - 北平剧院 - 商店 - 中国食品 - 工业 - 北平教会 - 俱乐部 - 妇女俱乐部 - 中国节日 - 节日历。

The original card front cover has gone and has been replaced by a clear tissue cover which has some text in Chinese characters; the owner’s name Gerald Fitzgerald and the same text appears above the index page. This might be an attempt at his name. Some rust to staples and age toning to edges. One page has a crayoned Chinese symbol above the text and a later paper spine has replaced the original. Good condition with these qualifications. A real oddity.

原先的卡片封面已丢失，被透明薄纸封套所取代，封套上有一些中文字符；所有者的名字是Gerald Fitzgerald，且同样的文字出现在索引页之上。这可能是在尝试写出他的名字。钉子处有些锈蚀，边缘有岁月的泛黄。一页在文字上方用蜡笔写了一个中文符号，后来的纸质书脊也替换了原来版本。总体状况良好，但有上述说明。这确实是个奇特的收藏。

Hunter seems to have been both the publisher and the editor of The Leader
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