Hongkong around and about

Hong Kong : Ye Olde Printerie, 1931. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Octavo, quarter cloth over lettered papered boards, paper title label to spine, edges lightly rubbed, bookplate and early inscription to front free-endpaper, folding map in outline colour, pp. [ii]; 196; [6 – index], a fine copy.

A charming guide to daily life in the colony. Chapters include: Hong Kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories; The Administration of the New Territories and of the City; Some Characteristics and Customs of the Chinese; Domestic and Village Life; The Rites and Ceremonials of Family Life; Some Beliefs & Gods of South China; Some Chinese Festivals; Some Legends, Charms & Superstitions; Pirates, Typhoons and disturbances; Appendix. Some Place Names and Their Meanings.