CHINATOWN DREAMS: The Life and Photographs of George Lee

Capitola, California: Capitola Book Company, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by the editor and all six contributors on the half-title, with program from the book release event laid in. An intimate portrait of a Chinese American community that stretches back for more than sixty years. Raised in the last of Santa Cruz's Chinatowns, George Lee (1922-98) served as a photographer for the Santa Cruz Sentinel for thirty years, but the subject most dear to his heart was his family. His collected oeuvre captured five generations of relatives, so that by the end of his life he had created an unparalleled record of the Chinese American experience in Northern California. Quarto: 140 p. with numerous photographs. Original blue cloth binding, with silver titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (Inventory #: 75697)