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Western Ex-Pat Females in Asia. The Ladies' Directory for Shanghai, 1871.
Shanghai: Printed at the North-China Herald Office, 1871.
Octavo, text printed in brown and green ink throughout, containing the names and addresses of American and European women living in Shaghai in alphabetica order, along with their names rendered in Chinese characters; the text preceded by useful information for the target audience, including some colloquial phrases that may come in handy, with English, Chinese characters and phonetical Chinese spellings; the names of roads in the English Settlement and Hong-Que; with advertisements, a list of market prices for groceries, produce & meat, and calendar pages for the owner to complete listing the days and times of their engagements (with some appointments jotted down in November & December in this example); bound in full contemporary red morocco, front board lettered and ruled in gilt (both boards detached, sewing perished, all leaves loose); 7 x 4⅜ in.
Rare, Worldcat lists copies of only the 1876 and 1878 editions.
