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Ballads of the East (1937)

Shamus A’Rabbitt

Shanghai: A.R. Hager
First Edition
1937
In original dust jacket
B13008

 

A collection of humorous verses inspired by expatriate life in the Chinese treaty ports, including Hong Kong, Shanghai, Canton, etc. Shamus A’Rabbitt is the pseudonym for James A. Rabbitt, an American engineer resident in China and Japan in the 1920s and 1930s. Decorated with illustrations by Sapajou. With a glossary at rear.