Pao yue-kong in pictures [signed by yk pao's daughter and so...

Hammer

£10

Pao yue-kong in pictures [signed by yk pao's daughter and son-in-law] 包玉刚画册. hang zhou, china: zhejiang photographic press, september 1991. first edition. folio. (36.5cm x 26.5cm). gift inscription to flyleaf: "in memory of my late father... with best wishes from the pao family, anna and helmut, june 1992". anna pui hing pao was yk pao's daughter and married helmut sohmen in 1967. sohmen ran maritime firm bw group until 2010, the main shipping concern of the pao empire. in slipcase. black linen backed boards with gilt lettered title to spine and covers. pictorial dust jacket. pp. 252. profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. a biography of hong kong tycoon yk pao (1918-1991) with details of his early family history, on to his first ventures in shipping and up to the empire he bequeathed his four children in 1991. a very scarce account of pao's life, especially so signed by one of his daughters. no other copies available online.

condition: some minor scuffs to slipcase, otherwise fine.