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THE GRANDEUR OF THE GORGES, FIRST EDITION #787/1000, 1926, SIGNED, DONALD MENNIE.

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THE GRANDEUR OF THE GORGES, FIRST EDITION #787/1000, 1926, SIGNED, DONALD MENNIE.

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The Grandeur of the Gorges, Fifty Photographic Studies, With Descriptive Notes, of China's Great Waterway, Including Twelve Hand-Coloured Prints. First Edition, Limited First Printing of only 1000 copies, 1926. Numbered inside 787 (of 1000). From Photographs by Donald Mennie. Don Mennie took the pictures during two trips on the upper Yangtze River in China: the first on a steamer from Ichang to Chungking, during poor weather, and the second between Ichang and Wan Hsien. Hand signed by Donald Mennie. Published by A. S. Watson & Company. Printed and Bound at the press of Kelly & Walsh Limited, Shanghai, China, 1926. 12" x 10". Some foxing to pages, and wear to spine. Complete, and overall in very good condition. Condition: (Good-Very Good). Dimensions: 12 - 1/2" x 10 - 1/4" x 1 - 1/4".

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THE GRANDEUR OF THE GORGES, FIRST EDITION #787/1000, 1926, SIGNED, DONALD MENNIE.

Name: THE GRANDEUR OF THE GORGES, FIRST EDITION #787/1000, 1926, SIGNED, DONALD MENNIE.
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