?????????. [Pekin ro?jo? to sono zengo]. [The Siege of Beijing and Related Incidents]. [NIOIKAWA, TOSHIO]. ?????. Japan - Foreign Relations

5 pages of black and white photographic plates with tissue guards, 19 x 13cm, 228pp, one tissue guard a little torn, original wrappers lightly worn, very good. The siege of Beijing in 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion, saw the Peking Legation Quarter cut off for more than fifty days by the Boxers and Imperial Chinese Army troops. This book focuses on the role of the Japanese military attaché, Colonel Shiba Goro, whose leadership during the siege is presented as central to Japan?s emerging influence within the international community and military alliances of the early 20th century. Of particular interest are the final twenty pages, which contain advertisements from local Japanese businesses in Beijing, ranging from major trading companies and medical centres to bars, dance halls, and other hospitality venues.