Six vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers, orig. stitching. [China]: Liao hai shu she 遼海書社, [1934].

An uncommon typeset edition of this work on what is today the Liaoning province of China. A so-called gazetteer, our book provides information on the geography and history of Liaoning, the southernmost of the three provinces that make up Manchuria. Historically, different parts of the province had culturally diverse populations, with speakers of Chinese, Mongolic, and Jurchenic languages occupying different areas in different times.

As a transition zone between Chinese and Inner Asian cultures, the territory described in our book held parts of... More