first edition Softcover
1935 · [No place]
by DUNCAN, Else S.
[No place]: Else S. Duncan, 1935. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 45 leaves mimeographed rectos only. Stapled pale red illustrated wrappers. A few tears and nicks on the spine, near very good. Poetry about the Gods of ancient China by an American woman who was born in Shanghai, lived in China, and became a translator at the American Legation in China. She emigrated to the United States in 1928 or 1929, and by 1940, along with her husband, operated an antiques store in Washington, DC specializing in Chinese antiques. *OCLC* locates two copies. (Inventory #: 423094)