Hong Kong in Picture and Story
Author(s):
Stericker, John
; Stericker, Veronica
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Impression: | 3rd Impression |
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| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Authors |
| Publication Year: | 1954 |
| Publication Place: | Hong Kong |
| SKU: | 016541 |
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| Categories: | History - Asia and Australasia , Travel, Exploration and Topography |
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176pp. Pale blue cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on front; maps on endpapers. 8vo. Sun-faded spine and boards, mottled and foxing. Boards cupped. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan. Endpapers starting to fox and tan. Gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.
Now serves as a nostalgic look at Britain's island colony before the incredible transformation which was largely created by Sir John Cowperthwaite who made Hong Kong the most liberal economy in the world.
Keywords:
Hong Kong
Colonies
Economics
British Empire
