Hong Kong Apothecary: A Visual History of Chinese Medicine Packaging, 2003, Very Good softcover.

Go, Simon. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.

English, Very Good, SC, 4to, 9 3/4" x 9", 200 pp. 

ISBN: 1568983905

Softcover in gray boards with attached blue pictorial gatefold wraps; printed on good-quality, fibrous paper. Some toning to edges and small blue dot to front board. 200 pp. Includes full-color and duotone images of packing, historical photographs, and related illustrations. From inside the front flap: "Hong Kong Apothecary presents the fascinating graphics and tantalizing descriptions of hundreds of ointments, herbal teas, infused oils, and other medicines. It gives us an insight into Chinese culture afforded only by examining the artifacts and customs of everyday life." Beautifully produced book written by photojournalist and fine art photographer, Simon Go, in which he took years to compile the many featured examples in the effort to preserve these small parts of Hong Kong visual history.