Daily Life in the Forbidden City : The Quing Dynasty 1644-1912 ( First Published in Chinese Under the Title ( Quin Dai Gong Ting Sheng Huo ) Chief Compilers: Wan Yi, Wang Shuqing, Lu Yanzheng (translated By Rosemary Scot
JB13733-OS The Viking Press New York, NY, U.S.A. 1988 Dust Jacket Good Coffee Table Book Hard Cover Good Orange silk on boards. Volume has moisture mark on the rear cover, moisture did not go through to eps. or contents. Jacket is rubbed, lightly worn on the edges, rear panel has a small ruffle tear near the bottom edge. The book spine is tight and all pages are clean. Now in clear cover. "Illustrated with some of the finest photographs of the buildings and contents of the Forbidden City and other imperial palaces, Daily Life in the Forbidden City brings to the Western reader, specialist or layperson, an authoritative and visually stunning guide to the court life of China's last dynasty and the daily routines of the households that presided over China's imperial system for more than two thousand years." $175.00USD Click here to order or message the dealer
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