Present Day Impressions of the Far East and prominent & Progressive Chinese

at home and abroad. The history, people, commerce, industries and resources of China, Hongkong. Indo-China. Malaya and Netherlands India. red. Morton-Cameron, W.H. Feldwick, W. The Globe Encyclopedia Company. London. Shanghai. Hongkong. Saigon. Singapore & Batavia. 1917.

4to, leather, title on spine with gilt stamping, front board with floral embroidery and centered a globe in gilt stamping, marbled endpapers. Edges gilt. 1211 pp. Polychrome illustrated title leaf, portrait George V before the title. Complete with numerous (more than 2400) illustrations, mostly with coloured background, 17 full-page coloured plates, 3 maps in colour and a plan of Singapore. Spine with small damage, spine and binding with traces of use, 2x ex libris on endpaper. The map of Malaya is listed with the contents but not printed. In numerous articles, this Encyclopedie provides a detailed description of the geography, the climate, geology, flora, fauna, archeology, history, population, education, sociology, art, religion, press, government, economy and industry, taxation, forestry, railways, shipping, trade unions etc. in China, Hong Kong, Indo-China, Malaysia and the Dutch Indies.