Leaves from my Chinese scrapbook

Frederic Henry Balfour

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' '|' iMW^'ft\'«»^>'aWMI|i|[il lll l lllll|IIM III J||||| | ||| lirMlBiMi^^ T R U BN ER ' S ORIENTAL SERIES. LEAVES FROM MY CHINESE SCRAPBOOK BY FEEDERIC HENRYvBALFOUR, AUTHOR OF "WAIFS AND STRAYS FROM THE FAR EAST," TAOIST TEXTS," "IDIOMATIC PHRASES IN THE PEKING COLLOQUIAL, ETC. ETC. BYMEDMICRC^I' TORONTOOFUNIVERSn^ LIBRARY NO.:NEGATIVEMASTER q|C)g.7J LONDON: TRUBNER & CO., HILL.LUDGATE 1887. [All righU raerved.\ •xV^ V •:AT-LANTYNE, HANSON AND CO. K!)inburi:s.Talmud than any other " Without overlooking in the slightest the several attractions of the previous 'volumes of the Oriental Series,' we have no hesitation in saying that this surpasses them all in interest." Edinburgh Daily Review. " English readers what is, we believe, fairMr. Hershon has . . . thus given a set of specimens which they can test for themselves." The Record " This book is by far the best fitted in the present state'of knowledge to enable the general reader to gain a fair and unbiassed conception of the multifarious contents wonderful miscellany which can only be truly understood—so Jewish prideof the life-long devotion scholars of the Chosen People." Inquirer.asserts—by the of ' ' The value and importance of this volume consist in the fact that scarcely a single extract is given in its pages but throws some light, direct or refracted, upon those Scriptures which are the common heritage of Jew and Christian alike." John Bull.

Sujets

• Korea
• China
• HIStory
• Taoism

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 28
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 13 Mo

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'|' iMW^'ft\'«»^>'aWMI|i|[il lll l lllll|IIM III J||||| | ||| lirMlBiMi^^T R U BN ER ' S
ORIENTAL SERIES.LEAVES
FROM
MY CHINESE SCRAPBOOK
BY
FEEDERIC HENRYvBALFOUR,
AUTHOR OF
"WAIFS AND STRAYS FROM THE FAR EAST,"
TAOIST TEXTS," "IDIOMATIC PHRASES IN THE PEKING COLLOQUIAL,
ETC. ETC.
BYMEDMICRC^I'
TORONTOOFUNIVERSn^
LIBRARY
NO.:NEGATIVEMASTER
q|C)g.7J
LONDON:
TRUBNER & CO., HILL.LUDGATE
1887.
[All righU raerved.\•xV^
V
•:AT-LANTYNE, HANSON AND CO.
K!)inbur<;h and i.onoonTO
FKIENDSMY KIND
F. SEWARD,MR. AND MRS. GEORGE
IN RECOLLECTION
OP
MANY HAPPY HOURS SPENT
STATES LEGATION, PEKING,AT THE UNITED
TLhis Book
IS
DEDICATED.