TOMBS OF OLD LO-YANG: A Record Of The Construction And Contents Of A Group Of Ro

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Shanghai 1934, Kelly. Brown cloth, 177p., large folio,187 bw & color plates, 18 b.w. photos, 1 map, index, 5 plates, 20 x 29 cm., bright clean & solid copy. * FIRST & ONLY EDITION * * AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION-LIMITED EDITION 500 COPIES * . *** **** *** . . A SUPERB MONOGRAPH ON ANCIENT CHINESE BURIAL SITES . . . FIRST & ONLY LIMITED, NUMBERED* EDITION OF 500 COPIES . . . THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED, DATED & WARM PRESENTATION COPY . . . ALWAYS A RARE BOOK ! . * A superb monograph on the ancient burial site with lucid essays by this meticulous sinologist-scholar. Comparisons are made with finds at Hsin-cheng, Lo-lang & Han tombs. Covering such artifacts as leopard, tiger, glass objects, beads, lacquer inlays, bronze bells, enamels & horse pits, outlines of horse & chariot trappings, tomb furniture, important jades, weapons, implements, a variety of bronzes, etc. A well-illustrated scholarly & comprehensive work. . *** THE AUTHOR: WILLIAM CHARLES WHITE [1873-1960]: . He was an Anglican missionary bishop to China and later an academic specializing in Chinese study. He was the first bishop of Henan, often spelled Honan. . In addition to his missionary work he was a great collector of Chinese artifacts. A majority of his collection are the foundation for the Chinese collections at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, . He was the main benefactor for the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. This work has always been his R A R E S T of all the books he authored. A major contribution to the study of early tomb art & archaeology. . He was also 'Sometime' Bishop of Honan, associate professor of Archaeology [Chinese], University of Toronto, Keeper of the East Asiatic Collection of the Royal Ontario Museum. . CHINA CONNECTION: He was a Canadian Church Missionary in Fukien (Fujing) until 1909, however he was sent by the missionary society to survey areas throughout China. In 1909 he was recalled to Toronto and elevated to the rank of Bishop, at which point he returned to his work in China and became the first Bishop of Henan, a post he held for 25 years. . Once in China, White quickly learned local dialects, including Fukien dialect and slowly started to adopt the Chinese way of dress. . In 1910 he arrived at his new headquarters in Kaifeng. His new station came with hefty responsibilities. White was responsible for the building of eleven churches, each with an ordained Chinese pastor. Although his primary focus was the building of the Anglican missions, he also made significant contributions to health programs, welfare and educational programs in local villages throughout Honan. See Wikipedia article below. . *** Foreword by John C. Ferguson. . *** FIRST AND ONLY LIMITED NUMBERED* EDITION OF 500 COPIES This copy is unnumbered, i.e. "out of sequence" as issued, most likely the author's personal copy which he signed and presented to his colleague. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: This is bound in the original publisher's brown cloth with gold-stamped titles on the front cover & spine. . The book is firmly & solidly bound, contents brilliantly clean, no issues. There is a small dark spot on the front upper left near the spine, else a few tiny spots here and there. By and large a far better than the average copy, this still remains exceptionally RARE & OBSCURE ! . *** REFERENCES: . WILLIAM C. WHITE: . *.…

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TOMBS OF OLD LO-YANG: A Record Of The Construction And Contents Of A Group Of Ro
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WHITE, William C.
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CHINA SOCIAL SCIENCE, CHINESE ART, KOREAN ART

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