1909 · [Liukungtao, Weihaiwai]
by [Weihaiwei - Opium Ordinance of 1909; Walter, B. Officer Administering the Government]
[Liukungtao, Weihaiwai]: [Govt. Printers], 1909. Octavo (25 x 17 cm.), [6], [numerous blanks], pages. The legal act prohibiting the use of opium and any other hypnotic on the island of Weihaiwei. British Weihaiwei (now Weihai), was a leased territory of the UK, from 1898 to 1930, seen as a potential second port island like Hong Kong. Ex-Libris City of New York Association of the Bar, with typical stamps and dates. In later tan, thick cloth; gilt-titled leather label, and shelf number label at foot. Good. [OCLC locates two copies (just one in the U.S., at the Biddle Law Library)]. (Inventory #: 7545)