Sacred Places in China
by Kupfer, Carl F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati: Press of the Western Methodist Book Concern, 1911. Gilt lettered blue hard covers, no dust wrapper (issued?), 6" x 9" - gilt is bright, wear to top/bottom of spine and corner tips, light spotting overall very good; text is very good - 111 pp., well-illustrated in black-and-white, mainly as photographs with some drawings, 2 fold map of Poot'oo. Chapters are Early Buddhism in Hwang Mei, Ngn Ren Tsz- The Monastery of Benevolence, Kiu Hua Shan- The Nine-Lotus-Flower Mountain, Poot'oo - China's Sacred Island, The White Deer Grotto University, Lien Hsi Mu - The Mandarin's Grave, Lung Hu Shan - The Dragon-Tiger Mountain. Inscribed by the author on the front fly leaf (another name in ink is also present) f
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- Bookseller
- Mina Harrington (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007773
- Title
- Sacred Places in China
- Author
- Kupfer, Carl F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Press of the Western Methodist Book Concern
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Flora of Kiu Hua Shan, Nine-Lotus Flower Mountain, Hwang Mei , China, Ngn Ren Tsz-Monastery of Benevolence, Poot'oo, White Deer Grotto University, Lu Mountains, Lien Chi Mu, Chou Fu Tsz, Lung Hu Shan, Dragon-Tiger Mountain, Hwang Mei, Chinese Buddhism
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