"The Garden Of Perfect Brightness: The History Of The Yuan Ming Yuan And Of The Emperors Who Lived There" 1950 DANBY, Hope Autobiographies

"The Garden Of Perfect Brightness: The History Of The Yuan Ming Yuan And Of The Emperors Who Lived There" 1950 DANBY, Hope AutobiographiesDANBY, Hope[239] pp. Henry Regnery Company19508 3 4"x 5 5 8" Map illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Introductory note by Sir John T Pratt. Jacket design by William McLaren Scroll Down for (13) Additional Scans: This charming and colorful book opens when K'ang Hsi, the second Emperor of the Ta Ch'ing the Great Pure Dynasty of China comes into power. He and the successive emperors were responsible for the development of the royal pleasure known as

since most of the narrative revolves round the three families of Gresham

Like the previous book it contains material she had produced and collected over a period of many years

but was unwilling to pay for it with herself

It was serialised as The Intrusions of Jimmy in the British weekly magazine Tit-Bits between 11 June and 10 September before being published as A Gentleman of Leisure by Alston Rivers Ltd

Hand-colored illustration artwork depicting the writer H

MacWalter was nicknamed the "Versatile Glaswegian" after his multifaceted career as a mariner

The catalogue for the sale of furniture and artwork from Diana Vreeland's Manhattan apartment

Swims: 9'-13'

There are notes on 31 plates

she gives us a guided tour of interiors created by both local and world-renowned designers

Sz: 14"W x 5"L x 2"H

under the title Brinkley Manor