Hassinim (The Chinese) Chinese life, manners and customs, culture and

PERLMAN (Saveli Maximovich).

Hassinim (The Chinese) Chinese life, manners and customs, culture and creeds, government system and trade; with an appendix: The Jews in China, being a complete record of their past history and present condition in the Celestial Empire.

First and only edition. 2 photographic plates. Text in Hebrew. 12mo. Original cloth, minor rubbing, but overall a very good copy. 264pp. London, Privately Printed [Defus Marekhet ha-Yehudi], 1911.

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PERLMAN (Saveli Maximovich).

Hassinim (The Chinese) Chinese life, manners and customs, culture and creeds, government system and trade; with an appendix: The Jews in China, being a complete record of their past history and present condition in the Celestial Empire.

Saveli Maximovich Perlmann (1847-1922) spent some years in China as a fur trader before moving to London in the early 20th century. The present uncommon title includes a brief summary of Chinese history as well as chapters on philosophy, the examination system, and aspects of religion. It also includes a section about the old Jewish community in Kaifeng. This book was printed in Hebrew by a small publisher in London.

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Hassinim (The Chinese) Chinese life, manners and customs, culture and creeds, government system and trade; with an appendix: The Jews in China, being a complete record of their past history and present condition in the Celestial Empire.

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