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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized hardcover, bilingual (Chinese & English), 120 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos, NOT ex-library. Book is clean with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Minor handling wear only. Bright untorn dust jacket. -- An architectural and historical survey of Shanghai's preserved garden residences documenting the transformation of colonial-era private mansions into modern boutique hotels. The book focuses on the "golden age" of Shanghai's international architecture (roughly the late 19th century through the 1930s), showcasing villas built in various Western styles including French Renaissance, Gothic, and Nordic. A central theme is how these once-private estates, formerly owned by tycoons, foreign traders, and political figures, have been meticulously renovated and repurposed for public use while maintaining their historical integrity.…