Rare Books on China & East Asia

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The Library has been digitizing 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.

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The awakening of the East : Siberia - Japan - China
Title:
The awakening of the East : Siberia - Japan - China
Alternative Title:
La rénovation de l'Asie; Sibérie--Chine--Japon
Creator:
Leroy-Beaulieu, Pierre, 1871-1915
Date:
c1900
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of the Far East
The Far East : its history and its question
Title:
The Far East : its history and its question
Creator:
Krausse, Alexis Sidney, 1859-1904
Date:
1903
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of the Far East
Europe and the Far East, 1506-1912
Title:
Europe and the Far East, 1506-1912
Creator:
Douglas, Robert K. (Robert Kennaway), Sir, 1838-1913
Date:
1912
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of the Far East
The West in the East : from an American point of view
Title:
The West in the East : from an American point of view
Creator:
Collier, Price, 1860-1913
Date:
1913, c1911
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
The flight of the Lapwing : a naval officer's jottings in China, Formosa and Japan
Title:
The flight of the Lapwing : a naval officer's jottings in China, Formosa and Japan
Alternative Title:
A naval officer's jottings in China, Formosa and Japan
Creator:
Shore, Henry N., 1847-1926
Date:
1881
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
The minor friars in China
Title:
The minor friars in China
Alternative Title:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Creator:
Moule, A. C. (Arthur Christopher), 1873-1957
Date:
1921
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
The Honan Relics : a new investigator and some results
Title:
The Honan Relics : a new investigator and some results
Alternative Title:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Creator:
Hopkins, Lionel Charles, 1854-1952
Date:
1921
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Language
Notes on Chinese prosody
Title:
Notes on Chinese prosody
Alternative Title:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Creator:
Waley, Arthur
Date:
1918
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Language
A Chinese pedigree on a tablet-disk
Title:
A Chinese pedigree on a tablet-disk
Alternative Title:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Creator:
Hopkins, Lionel Charles, 1854-1952
Date:
1913
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Art
The Chinese Bronze known as the "Bushell Bowl" and its inscription
Title:
The Chinese Bronze known as the "Bushell Bowl" and its inscription
Alternative Title:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Creator:
Hopkins, Lionel Charles, 1854-1952
Date:
1912
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Art
Pali elements in Chinese Buddhism : a translation of Buddhaghosa's Samanta-peaseadikea, a commentary on the Vinaya, found in the Chinese Tripitaka
Title:
Pali elements in Chinese Buddhism : a translation of Buddhaghosa's Samanta-peaseadikea, a commentary on the Vinaya, found in the Chinese Tripitaka
Alternative Title:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic society
Creator:
Takakusu, Junjiro, 1866-1945
Date:
1896
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Religions in China
Chinese translations of the "Milinda Panho"
Title:
Chinese translations of the "Milinda Panho"
Alternative Title:
Milindapañha
Alternative Title:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Creator:
Takakusu, Junjiro, 1866-1945
Date:
1896
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Religions in China
The late appearance of romances and novels in the literature of China : with the history of the great archer, Yang Yu Chi
Title:
The late appearance of romances and novels in the literature of China : with the history of the great archer, Yang Yu Chi
Alternative Title:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Creator:
Legge, James, 1815-1897
Date:
1893
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Literature
Life of General Gordon
Title:
Life of General Gordon
Creator:
Farningham, Marianne, 1834-1909
Date:
[between 1884 and 1886]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Gordon in China and the Soudan
Title:
Gordon in China and the Soudan
Creator:
Hake, A. Egmont, (Alfred Egmont)
Date:
1896
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
Memoirs of ****. commonly known by the name of George Psalmanazar ; a reputed native of Formosa
Title:
Memoirs of ****. commonly known by the name of George Psalmanazar ; a reputed native of Formosa
Alternative Title:
Memoirs of George Psalmanazar
Alternative Title:
Memoirs of ... commonly known by the name of George Psalmanazar ; a reputed native of Formosa
Creator:
Psalmanazar, George, 1679?-1763
Date:
1764
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of the Far East
Heirs together of the grace of life : Benjamin Broomhall & Amelia Hudson Broomhall
Title:
Heirs together of the grace of life : Benjamin Broomhall & Amelia Hudson Broomhall
Creator:
Broomhall, Marshall, 1866-1937
Date:
1918
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
A Chinese St. Francis : or the life of Brother Mao
Title:
A Chinese St. Francis : or the life of Brother Mao
Alternative Title:
The life of Brother Mao
Creator:
Brown, Colin Campbell
Date:
[1911]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
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
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
China's millions
Title:
China's millions
Creator:
Taylor, James Hudson, 1832-1905
Date:
1885
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
The uplift of China
Title:
The uplift of China
Creator:
Smith, Arthur H., 1845-1932
Date:
1908
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
Subcollection:
Missionary
China from within : impressions and experiences
Title:
China from within : impressions and experiences
Creator:
Scott, Charles Ernest, 1876-
Date:
c1917
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
Subcollection:
Missionary
The emergency in China
Title:
The emergency in China
Alternative Title:
Forward mission study courses
Creator:
Pott, F. L. Hawks (Francis Lister Hawks), 1864-1947
Date:
c1913
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Religions in China
Subcollection:
Missionary
China and Formosa : the story of the mission of Presbyterian Church of England
Title:
China and Formosa : the story of the mission of Presbyterian Church of England
Alternative Title:
The story of the mission of Presbyterian Church of England
Creator:
Johnstoun, James
Date:
1897
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
A thousand miles of miracle in China : a personal record of God's delivering power from the hands of the Imperial Boxers of Shan-si
Title:
A thousand miles of miracle in China : a personal record of God's delivering power from the hands of the Imperial Boxers of Shan-si
Alternative Title:
1000 miles of miracles in China
Alternative Title:
A personal record of God's delivering power from the hands of the Imperial Boxers of Shan-si
Creator:
Glover, Archibald E. (Archibald Edward), 1860?-1954
Date:
1909
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Subcollection:
History of China
Mission problems and mission methods in South China : lectures on evangelistic theology
Title:
Mission problems and mission methods in South China : lectures on evangelistic theology
Creator:
Gibson, J. Campbell (John Campbell), 1849-1919
Date:
1902
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Our share in China and what we are doing with it
Title:
Our share in China and what we are doing with it
Creator:
Bond, George J. (George John), 1850-
Date:
1909
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Our opportunity in China
Title:
Our opportunity in China
Creator:
Batty, J. A. Staunton (Jane Agnes Staunton)
Date:
1913
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Cross and crown : stories of the Chinese martyrs
Title:
Cross and crown : stories of the Chinese martyrs
Alternative Title:
遇難錄
Creator:
Bryson, Mary Isabella
Date:
[1904]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Religions in China
The regeneration of new China
Title:
The regeneration of new China
Creator:
Bitton, Nelson, 1870-1955
Date:
1914
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Religions of ancient China
Title:
Religions of ancient China
Alternative Title:
Religions ancient and modern
Creator:
Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935
Date:
1905
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Religions in China
The historical development of religion in China
Title:
The historical development of religion in China
Creator:
Clennell, Walter James, 1867-
Date:
1917
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Religions in China
The Celestial and his religions or, the Religious aspect in China : being a series of lectures on the religions of the Chinese
Title:
The Celestial and his religions or, the Religious aspect in China : being a series of lectures on the religions of the Chinese
Alternative Title:
Religious aspect in China
Creator:
Ball, J. Dyer (James Dyer), 1847-1919
Date:
1906
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Religions in China
A cycle of Cathay : or, China, south and north ; with personal reminiscences
Title:
A cycle of Cathay : or, China, south and north ; with personal reminiscences
Creator:
Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons), 1827-1916
Date:
1900, c1896
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
Chin-Chin = the Chinaman at home
Title:
Chin-Chin = the Chinaman at home
Alternative Title:
Chinaman at home
Creator:
Tcheng, Ki-tong, 1851-1907
Date:
[1895?]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
The religion of the Chinese
Title:
The religion of the Chinese
Alternative Title:
Hartford-Lamson lectures on the religions of the world
Creator:
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921
Date:
1910
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Religions in China
Wild life in China, or, Chats on Chinese birds and beasts
Title:
Wild life in China, or, Chats on Chinese birds and beasts
Creator:
Lanning, George, 1852-1920
Date:
1911
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
In the valley of the Yangtse
Title:
In the valley of the Yangtse
Creator:
Foster, Amy, Mrs.
Date:
1899
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
Subcollection:
Missionary
The new Far East
Title:
The new Far East
Creator:
Diósy, Arthur, 1856-1923
Date:
1900
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of the Far East