Carpe Diem Fine Books

Shanghai: The New China Review Office, 1922. Reprint. Hardcover. Thick octavo; 524pp in later blue buckram lettered in gold; Near Fine condition. All 6 issues of the final year of this publication, including index (the editor had died in June).. From the library of H.F. Bowker (Howard F. Bowker, 1889–1970, was a passionate collector of historic East Asian coins and banknotes. Bowker became interested in East Asian artifacts while stationed as a U.S. naval officer in Hànk u, China, after World War I. Throughout his life, Bowker amassed a large numismatic collection and became a preeminent scholar in the field.), with his name to the front cover. Item #21202

Price: $150.00