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COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY OF SHANGHAI [SHANGHAI SHANG YE MING LU XU KE 
BIAN]. Published by The Commercial Press., Ltd. Shanghai,[SHANG WU 
YIN SHU GUAN] Shanghai, 1918[?]. 8vo, 148 Pp, Ads.; 59,[1] Index, 
main body unpaginated, but about 360 Pp. There is a single copy of 
the directory for 1918, at the University of Chicago in OCLC. The 
pagination here, including the ads, would seem to be considerably 
higher, however. There is considerable internal evidence to accept 
the 1918 date, such as that the most recent medals at international 
competitions listed were in 1917. If so it represents a different 
issue that that at Chicago. One page with an ad for wine has a 
pictorial full color page, OW in black and white. A good amount of 
English is used in the ads. The directory itself includes foreign 
firms with their names and particulars in both their original 
languages [German, French, English Etc.] As well as in Chinese. Bound 
in gray boards, black and gilt stamped, Very Good. $450.00

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