T'ai Shan: an account of the sacred eastern peak of China Baker, Dwight Condo Asia,China,Theology

First edition, 8vo, pp. xx, 225; 65 illustrations throughout on plates and in the text, including 2 full-page maps; folding (!) front endpaper map; ownership signature of E. L. Knapp on half title, with additional manuscript affiliations for the author on the title, and the last name in the initial in the dedication ('H.S.L.") identified as Leitzel (i.e., Henry S. Leitzel), all likely in Knapp's hand; small indentation in the fore-edge, light wear, but overall, a very good, sound, and clean copy. Leitzel was the initial author of this book, but died prematurely on Christmas Day in 1923. Mount Tai, or T'ai Shan is one of the five holy mountains of China, and has usually ranked as the first among them. It has been the site of imperial and religious ceremonies for centuries. Baker's account is an historical and cultural study of the mountain, exploring its significance in Chinese religion and history, detailing the mountain's role in imperial rituals and its importance within Taoism and the broader Chinese spirit.