Rare Books on China & East Asia

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The Library has been digitising its rare books located in the Special Collections with the purpose to promote resource sharing via online access of its full-text. To give users a glimpse of the Chinese and East Asian cultures and histories in western eyes between 18th and early 20th century, this collection contains the rare books on China and East Asia which were mainly published in western countries between 1704 and 1922. Users can also browse different topics by its subcollection including Chinese Literature, Missionary, Religions in China, Social Life and Customs in China, Statistics of China Commerce, Travel in China, etc.

Works (269)

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The black bearded barbarian : the life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa
Title:
The black bearded barbarian : the life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa
Creator:
MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller, 1876-1961
Date:
c1912
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Fred. C. Roberts of Tientsin : or, For Christ and China
Title:
Fred. C. Roberts of Tientsin : or, For Christ and China
Alternative Title:
Roberts of Tientsin
Creator:
Bryson, Mary Isabella
Date:
1895
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Samuel Pollard : pioneer missionary in China
Title:
Samuel Pollard : pioneer missionary in China
Creator:
Grist, W. A.
Date:
[1920?]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Steadfast unto death; or, martyred for China : memorials of Thomas Wellesley and Jessie Pigott
Title:
Steadfast unto death; or, martyred for China : memorials of Thomas Wellesley and Jessie Pigott
Alternative Title:
Martyred for China
Creator:
Pigott, C. A.
Date:
1903
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Griffith John : the story of fifty years in China
Title:
Griffith John : the story of fifty years in China
Creator:
Thompson, R. Wardlaw (Ralph Wardlaw), 1842-1916
Date:
1908
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Griffith John : founder of the Hankow Mission, central China
Title:
Griffith John : founder of the Hankow Mission, central China
Creator:
Robson, William, 1785-1863
Date:
[1888?]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
The life of Dr. Arthur Jackson of Manchuria
Title:
The life of Dr. Arthur Jackson of Manchuria
Creator:
Costain, Alfred J. (Alfred James), 1881-1963
Date:
[1911]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Life of David Hill
Title:
Life of David Hill
Alternative Title:
How David Hill followed Christ
Creator:
Hellier, Jane Elizabeth
Date:
[1906]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Pioneer work in Hunan by Adam Dorward and other missionaries of the China Inland Mission
Title:
Pioneer work in Hunan by Adam Dorward and other missionaries of the China Inland Mission
Alternative Title:
湖南省
Creator:
Broomhall, Marshall, 1866-1937
Date:
1906
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Religions in China
Subcollection:
Missionary
With p'u and his brigands
Title:
With p'u and his brigands
Creator:
Taylor, Howard, Mrs.
Date:
1922
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary