The Chinese; or, some short accounts of the country and people of China
London: The Religious Tract Society, [ca. 1860]. 32mo, pp. 128; text illustrations throughout; publisher's blue cloth, gilt title on upper cover; boards toned and rubbed, upper free endpaper perished, owner's signature on recto of frontispiece; good and sound. A fictional dialog between a child and their "Uncle Adam" who explains many aspects of China from a missionary perspective. It includes a description of the Chinese collection at Hyde park, Chinese books, the great wall, the food Chinese eat, idolatry, opium, criminal punishment, and the bible. One copy likely at Oxford, and three more of a different imprint at Cornell, Harvard, and the University of Floriday. Item #69434
Price: $125.00
