Shanghai Art Deco

Deke Erh & Tess Johnston.

Old China Hand Press. Hong Kong. 2006. First edition, sole impression. Hardback, quarto; black cloth-bound boards with silver art deco style titles and illustration, dust jacket. 320 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour. English & Chinese. 295 x 255mm. 2.2kg. 9789627872412. Very good, in good dust jacket; some shelf wear, small bump to lower edge of boards, light pushing to forecorners, light wear and rubbing to jacket, some surface scratches and marks jacket, mainly to rear panel.

An overview of the Art Deco style buildings and furniture of Shanghai. As development continues apace the authors have attempted to record the Art Deco buildings and interiors of the city (public and private) before they are lost. Deke Erh's own photographs of each of the buildings are reproduced. Also included are chapters on furniture and objects. A key resource on this West-meets-East historical style.