TIAN LU LICHENG: PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. [Canton 1870, 1871]

YEUEHAN BEN REN. [JOHN BUNYAN.]

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[Guangzhou 1870-1871, Huì Shi Litang]. Stiff buff stitched wraps.,2 vol.set: 132+166 double folded leaves, woodblock printed on red paper title pages,55 drawing,13.2 x 24.4 cm., contents clean, firmly bound, solid. * RARE FIRST EDITION * . *** **** *** . . WORLDCAT ONLY LISTS ONE COPY IN THE WORLD . . . THE FIRST RARE QING DYNASTY EDITION . . . IN "CANTONESE VERNACULAR" LANGUAGE . . . FULLY ILLUSTRATED . . . A TRANSLATION OF "PILGRIM'S PROGRESS" . . . PUBLISHED IN CANTON . * This is a very RARE book, the FIRST EDITION OF THE CANTONESE VERNACULAR language, fully illustrated, and complete in 2 volumes. Translated into "Cantonese Vernacular." as "The Progress on the Path to Heaven." . This article first points out the highly intertextual [sic] nature of Pilgrim's Progress and the King James Version of the Bible, and examines the parallel process in which the two works were translated in the late Qing Dynasty. . *** A translation of the original work by Paul Bunyon, PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, London 1678 edition. . A timeless book, "Pilgrim's Progress" known today as one of the most inspiring allegories of the Christian faith ever written and the second most read book in the world. . Per Wikipedia: . "Beginning in the 1850s, illustrated versions of The Pilgrim's Progress in Chinese were printed in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Fuzhou and widely distributed by Protestant missionaries. Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Christianity-inspired Taiping Rebellion, declared that the book was his favorite reading." . *** Translated by William Raymond Weeks [1783-1848] Bound in 2 uniform buff stitched wrappers, cover titles printed on front covers, profusely illustrated with line drawings, written in the Canton dialect with Hanzi characters, . Issued with 2 red paper title pages in Cantonese vernacular, reading of title: TIAN LU LICHENG. . Issued in 2 volumes, showing the English titles on the inside of the red color title pages: reads: . "PILGRIMS PROGRESS," PT. I CHRISTIANA. CANTON VERNACULAR 1871. PT. II CHRISTIANA. CANTON VERNACULAR. 1870. . Part I: 5 Juan [chapters], 29 illustrations. Part II: 6 Juan [chapters], 26 illustrations. . *** PUBLISHER: . Publisher: Canton [Guangzhou], Yangcheng Huì Shi Litang [Yangcheng Hui Shi Auditorium.] Published Tong Zhi period, Qing Dynasty: . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . RARE BOOKS: This is the FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION in Cantonese vernacular, entirely woodblock printed & illustrated, in the later part of the 19th century, China. . *** THE ILLUSTRATIONS: This work is profusely illustrated by Chinese line drawings, converting the story into something the Chinese could identify with and understand visually. Beautifully illustrated by Chinese artists, contains 55 superb graphical depictions of the story. . See photos posted to our website, especially illus06.jpg & illus10.jpg for "persecution of Chinese Christians;" illus11.jpg for "Stairway to Heaven;" "the fires of hell" ilus12.jpg; "the power of prayer" illus14.jpg; "acceptance of women into heaven" illus15.jpg; & others. . *** CONDITION: The set of 2 uniform volumes are firmly bound in the original publisher's buff stitched wrappers with silk threads. . The covers are a bit dusty, with some typical small spots, a few rubs, scuffing and typical signs of age and use for books over 150 years old from China. . The contents are very clean and solid. The title pages are printed in black ink over double-folded red paper title pages. Volume 1 has some red transfer to the first several pages, getting more mild as the page numbers increase, completely not visible from page 5 onwards. The paper in both volumes is a bit 'toned' as usual. The balance of the pages are exceptionally clean, bright, no issues. . Volume 1 has some old pencil numbers inside of the first fly leaf, and some penned notes in the top margin of the first page, along with pencil page numbers in the top right corner of every other page, there is a small black ink blotch on the spine. . Volu. N° de réf. du vendeur 33033502

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