LANNING, George; Samuel Couling.
The History of Shanghai.
First Edition of George Lanning and Samuel Couling's The History of Shanghai
Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh/ Printed and Published for the Shanghai Municipal Council, 1921.
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Item Number: RRB-150329
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First edition of this early comprehensive English-language account of Shanghai’s transformation from a regional port into a major international city. Royal octavo, original publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece of a folding plate of "The Bund", illustrated with numerous black and white plates and folding maps. In near fine condition with light shelf wear, name to the front pastedown.
The History of Shanghai by George Lanning and Samuel Couling provides a chronological account of the city’s development from a modest Chinese port into a major center of international trade and foreign settlement. Focusing on political change, commercial expansion, and the establishment of foreign concessions, the book documents Shanghai’s rapid transformation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The authors draw on contemporary records and firsthand observation, offering insight into how Western observers understood the forces shaping the modern city.
The History of Shanghai.
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