In the House of the Tiger
Cincinnati: Jennings and Graham; New York: Eaton and Mains, (c. 1911). 1st ed. Hardcover. 31 black & white printed photos (including a frontis portrait of the author), 255p. Original red cloth with a simplified version of one of the photos mounted on the front cover. 18cm. Later non-authorial gift inscription on endpaper. No jacket. Stories (and several of the photos) about Chinese-American children. Knox, a white Tennessee-born Californian, was keenly interested in Chinese Americans and adopted a 9-year old Chinese (Chinese American?) girl named Lynne Shew who later established a hospital in China. Near Fine. Item #85521
Price: $150.00
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