LOT 3094
19th February 2019
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LOT 3094
LITTLE, [Alicia]. Intimate China - the Chinese as I Have Seen Them. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1899. First edition, 8vo (240 x 152mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Moderate spotting throughout.) Original red cloth, pictorial gilt and black stamped to upper cover (rubbing to all extremities, upper joint weakening). Note: Alicia Little originally campaigned for women's rights in England. Having married Archibald Little in 1886, they moved to China, where she continued campaigning for the rights of women and fought for the abolition of the Chinese practice of binding the feet of women and young girls. In 1898 she formed a group called the 'Tien Tsu Hui' (the 'Natural Foot Society'). Provenance: Grosvenor Gallery Library (a sticker to the lower cover). - And nine more travel related books (including Joseph H. Longford's 'The Story of Old Japan', 1910, 8vo) (10).
Hammer price: £60
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