CHIANG, MAYLING SOONG (MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK), 1898-2003
SIAN: A COUP D'ÉTAT A FORTNIGHT IN SIAN: EXTRACTS FROM A DIARY
£1,071
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 16 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
蔣宋美齡著 帶其簽名及印璽 《西安兵變記：西安兩週日記節錄》書一冊
first edition deluxe bound in hardback, printed in China by Kelly & Walsh Ltd., The China Publishing Company, 1937, Shanghai, printed on specially-prepared Chinese handmade paper made from bamboo fibre, the silk cover with Chinese titles in the Generalissimo- Chiang Kai-Shek's own calligraphy, signed by the author 'Mayling Soong Chiang' in black followed by her four-character seal in red, also featuring a chapter with historical extracts taken from Chiang Kai-Shek's diary
Dimensions
25cm x 18.5cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Glasgow
Footnote
Note: Several other copies similarly signed and sealed by Chiang Soong Mayling were sold in auctions, notably one further signed by Chiang Kai-Shek's personal pilot Royal Leonard, his 'head of operations' James C. Elder, and chief pilot Julius Barr, sold at Bonham's New York, 20 March 2013, lot 8; another sold at Bonham's Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, lot 330.