Archief SC7 - The Cities and Towns of China

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 891 SC7

Titel

The Cities and Towns of China

Datum(s)

  • [1879 - 1910] (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

1 volume printed and handwritten

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Biografie

George Macdonald Home Playfair was born on 22 August 1850 at Shahjehanpore, Bengal, India, and educated at Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire, and Trinity College, Dublin. He joined the China Consular Service in 1872 as a student interpreter. Heread more

Geschiedenis van het archief

The book was part of the Library of Lionel Charles Hopkins (1854-1952), a British Sinologist noted for his study of the Chinese language. On his death a gift of his books were presented to the Royal Asiatic Society by Lionel Handley Derry.

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

The volume was presented to the Royal Asiatic Society by Lionel Handley Derry on 2 June 1952, as part of a bequest from the Library of Lionel Charles Hopkins. This is recorded in the Report for the Anniversary meeting, found in the Journal of the Royalread more

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

A proof volume of what seems to be a partial version of G.M.H. Playfair's, The Cities and Towns of China . The front cover and spine have been lost and the back cover is loose. The text covers from p.253-417, No to Zimerick, with subsequent Appendices ofread more

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email.read more

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

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Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels
  • Chinees

Verwante materialen

Related units of description

The Society's Library Collections has a second edition of Playfair's The Cities and Towns of China, published by Kelly & Walsh Limited, Shanghai, 1910.

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Identificatie van de beschrijving

gb891-sc7

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

The volume was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.