Description: Ballads of the East by Shamus A'Rabbit, illustrated by Sapajou, hardcover stated first edition from August, 1937, published by A R Hager (Shanghai, China). Filled with humorous vignettes of tourists in colonial China by this poet laureate of the China Treaty Ports. According to Amazon: "Shamus A'Rabbitt was the pseudonym of James Aloysius Rabbitt, an American engineer who spent most of the years between World War I and World War II working in China and Japan. His poetry appeared in numerous Chinese and Japanese newspapers throughout his time in the Far East. Sapajou was the pseudonym of Georgi Sapojnikoff, a refugee from the Bolshevik revolution and a political cartoonist for the North-China Daily News and the North China Herald." Fair condition with staining and scuffing to cover, heavy corner wear with some paper loss, hinges cracked but holding, 1938 inscription on title page.
Price: 44 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Modification Description: Signed by Shamus A'Rabbit
Place of Publication: Shanghai
Signed: Yes
Publisher: A R Hager
Modified Item: Yes
Subject: Illustrated
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1937
Language: English
Illustrator: Sapajou
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Ballads of the East
Author: Shamus A'Rabbit
Personalized: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Topic: Ballads of the East
Character Family: Ballads of the East