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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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
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
A Mandarin primer
Title:
A Mandarin primer
Alternative Title:
英華合璧
Creator:
Baller, F. W. (Frederick William), 1852-1922
Date:
1911
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Language
A Revelation of the Chinese revolution : a retrospect and forecast
Title:
A Revelation of the Chinese revolution : a retrospect and forecast
Creator:
Mullowney, John J. (John James), 1878-1953
Date:
c1914
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
A Tibetan-English dictionary : with Sanskrit synonyms. Part 1
Title:
A Tibetan-English dictionary : with Sanskrit synonyms. Part 1
Creator:
Das, Sarat Chandra, 1849-1917
Date:
1902
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Language
A Tibetan-English dictionary : with Sanskrit synonyms. Part 2
Title:
A Tibetan-English dictionary : with Sanskrit synonyms. Part 2
Creator:
Das, Sarat Chandra, 1849-1917
Date:
1902
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Language
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
A digest of the despatches on China (including those received on the 27th of March), with a connecting narrative and comments
Title:
A digest of the despatches on China (including those received on the 27th of March), with a connecting narrative and comments
Creator:
Elliot, Charles, 1801-1875
Date:
1840
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
A guide to Wenli styles and Chinese ideals : essays, edicts, proclamations, memorials, letters, documents, inscriptions, commercial papers
Title:
A guide to Wenli styles and Chinese ideals : essays, edicts, proclamations, memorials, letters, documents, inscriptions, commercial papers
Creator:
Morgan, Evan, 1860-
Date:
1912
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Language
A history of China, being the historical chapters from "The Middle Kingdom" ; with a concluding chapter narrating recent events by Frederick Wells Williams
Title:
A history of China, being the historical chapters from "The Middle Kingdom" ; with a concluding chapter narrating recent events by Frederick Wells Williams
Creator:
Williams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells), 1812-1884
Date:
1897
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
A little history of China ; and, A Chinese story
Title:
A little history of China ; and, A Chinese story
Alternative Title:
Chinese story
Creator:
Brebner, Alexander
Date:
1895
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
A lute of jade : being selections from the classical poets of China
Title:
A lute of jade : being selections from the classical poets of China
Alternative Title:
Wisdom of the East
Creator:
Cranmer-Byng, L. (Launcelot), 1872-1945
Date:
1918?
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Literature
A short history of China : an account for the general reader of an ancient empire and people
Title:
A short history of China : an account for the general reader of an ancient empire and people
Creator:
Boulger, Demetrius Charles, 1853-1928
Date:
1900
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
A sketch of Chinese history
Title:
A sketch of Chinese history
Creator:
Pott, F. L. Hawks (Francis Lister Hawks), 1864-1947
Date:
1903
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
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
A year in China, 1899-1900
Title:
A year in China, 1899-1900
Creator:
Mersey, Charles Clive Bigham, Viscount, 1872-1956
Date:
1901
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
Across Asia on a bicycle : the journey of two American students from Constantinople to Peking
Title:
Across Asia on a bicycle : the journey of two American students from Constantinople to Peking
Creator:
Allen, Thomas Gaskell
Date:
1897, c1894
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
Across Mongolian plains : a naturalist's account of China's "great northwest"
Title:
Across Mongolian plains : a naturalist's account of China's "great northwest"
Creator:
Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960
Date:
1921
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
America's stake in the Far East
Title:
America's stake in the Far East
Creator:
Fahs, Charles H. (Charles Harvey), 1872-1948
Date:
1920
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of the Far East
An historical and geographical description of Formosa : an island subject to the emperor of Japan : Giving an account of the religion, customs, manners, &c., of the inhabitants. Together with a relation of what happen'd to the author in his travels; particularly his conferences with the Jesuits, and others, in several parts of Europe. Also the history and reasons of his conversion to Christianity, with his objections against it (in defence of paganism) and their answers ...
Title:
An historical and geographical description of Formosa : an island subject to the emperor of Japan : Giving an account of the religion, customs, manners, &c., of the inhabitants. Together with a relation of what happen'd to the author in his travels; particularly his conferences with the Jesuits, and others, in several parts of Europe. Also the history and reasons of his conversion to Christianity, with his objections against it (in defence of paganism) and their answers ...
Creator:
George Psalmanazar 1679?-1763
Date:
1704
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of the Far East
An historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China ... . Volume 1
Title:
An historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China ... . Volume 1
Alternative Title:
View of the Chinese empire
Creator:
Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829
Date:
Approximately 1796
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
An historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China ... . Volume 2
Title:
An historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China ... . Volume 2
Alternative Title:
View of the Chinese empire
Creator:
Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829
Date:
Approximately 1796
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
An introduction to Mandarin
Title:
An introduction to Mandarin
Creator:
Whitewright, J. S. (John Sutherland), 1858?-1926
Date:
1918
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Language
An introduction to the history of Chinese pictorial art
Title:
An introduction to the history of Chinese pictorial art
Creator:
Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935
Date:
1918
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Art
Beyond Shanghai
Title:
Beyond Shanghai
Creator:
Speakman, Harold, 1888-1928
Date:
c1922
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
Certain old Chinese notes or Chinese paper money : a communication presented to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at 28 Newbury Street, Boston, on the 10th of February, 1915
Title:
Certain old Chinese notes or Chinese paper money : a communication presented to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at 28 Newbury Street, Boston, on the 10th of February, 1915
Creator:
Davis, Andrew McFarland, 1833-1920
Date:
1915
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
Chance & change in China
Title:
Chance & change in China
Creator:
Roe, A. S., Mrs.
Date:
[1920?]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
Subcollection:
Travel in China
Changing China
Title:
Changing China
Creator:
Gascoyne-Cecil, William, 1863-1936
Date:
1912
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
Chats on oriental China
Title:
Chats on oriental China
Creator:
Blacker, J. F.
Date:
1908
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Art
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
China
Title:
China
Creator:
Douglas, Robert K. (Robert Kennaway), Sir, 1838-1913
Date:
1887
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
China : an interpretation
Title:
China : an interpretation
Creator:
Bashford, J. W. (James Whitford), 1849-1919
Date:
1916
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
Subcollection:
History of China
China : past and present
Title:
China : past and present
Creator:
Parker, Edward Harper, 1849-1926
Date:
1903
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
Subcollection:
History of China
China : travels and investigations in the "Middle Kingdom" : a study of its civilization and possibilities, with a glance at Japan
Title:
China : travels and investigations in the "Middle Kingdom" : a study of its civilization and possibilities, with a glance at Japan
Creator:
Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925
Date:
1888
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
Subcollection:
Travel in China
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
China and its people : a book for young readers
Title:
China and its people : a book for young readers
Creator:
Collins, H. (Helen), Mrs.
Date:
[1862?]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
China and the Chinese
Title:
China and the Chinese
Creator:
Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935
Date:
1902
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Chinese Language
China and the allies. Volume 1
Title:
China and the allies. Volume 1
Creator:
Landor, Arnold Henry Savage, 1865-1924
Date:
1901
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
Subcollection:
History of China
China and the allies. Volume 2
Title:
China and the allies. Volume 2
Creator:
Landor, Arnold Henry Savage, 1865-1924
Date:
1901
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Travel in China
Subcollection:
History of China
China and the world-war
Title:
China and the world-war
Creator:
Wheeler, W. Reginald (William Reginald), 1889-1963
Date:
c1919
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
China at the conference : a report
Title:
China at the conference : a report
Creator:
Willoughby, Westel Woodbury, 1867-1945
Date:
1922
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
China awakened
Title:
China awakened
Creator:
Tyau, Min-chʻien T. Z. (Min-chʻien Tuk Zung), 1888-
Date:
c1922
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of the Far East
China expedition
Title:
China expedition
Creator:
Hogg, James
Date:
1854
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Statistics of China Commerce
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
China in transformation
Title:
China in transformation
Creator:
Colquhoun, Archibald R. (Archibald Ross), 1848-1914
Date:
c1912
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
China of the Chinese
Title:
China of the Chinese
Creator:
Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers), 1864-1954
Date:
1921
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Social Life and Customs in China
China revolutionized
Title:
China revolutionized
Creator:
Thomson, John Stuart, 1869-1950
Date:
[1913]
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
China's millions
Title:
China's millions
Creator:
Taylor, James Hudson, 1832-1905
Date:
1885
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
Missionary
China's only hope : an appeal
Title:
China's only hope : an appeal
Alternative Title:
Quan xue pian
Creator:
Zhang, Zhidong, 1837-1909
Date:
1900
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China
China's open door : a sketch of Chinese life and history
Title:
China's open door : a sketch of Chinese life and history
Creator:
Wildman, Rounsevelle, 1864-1901
Date:
c1900
Collection:
Rare Books on China & East Asia
Subcollection:
History of China