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H. F. CHIANG - A Collection of Shop Signs of China. Peiping, The Bible Treasury, 1948. In-8, Italian-style sewn, in midnight blue cover, title in gilt on the illustrated front cover and midnight blue clasped portfolio. [2], 1, 3, 45 pp. This small guide, intended for tourists, provides explanations about shop signs. The book is divided into 6 parts: food, which is illustrated with 32 models of coloured signs (bakery, butcher's shop, pastry shop...); paruriers (20 ills.); household utensils (26 ills.); craftsmen (11 ills.); metal work (7 ills.) and various shops (26 ills.). These signs appeared on shops in Peiping, Tientsin, T'angeshan, Nanking, Shanghai... In the countryside or inland, they were quite similar.
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