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Date(s)
- [1879 - 1910] (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 volume printed and handwritten
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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. He… read more
Histoire archivistique
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.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
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 Royal… read more
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Portée et contenu
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 of… read more
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Conditions d'accès
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
Conditions de reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Langue des documents
- chinois
- anglais
Zone des sources complémentaires
Unités de description associées
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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Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Noms
- Playfair G. M. H. 1850-1917 (Sujet)
- Hopkins Lionel Charles 1854-1952 (Sujet)
- Derry Lionel Handley (Sujet)
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Note de l'archiviste
The volume was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.