FRYER (John). & SAFFORD (A. C.)

Typical women of China;

WOMEN IN CHINA

translated from a popular native work on the virtues, words, deportment, and employment of the women of China. Second edition. 36 lithograph plates. Square 8vo. Original cloth, a very good copy. [x], 192pp. Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, 1899.

£650.00

An abridged translation of the ‘Records of virtuous women of ancient and modern times’ by the Han dynasty author Liu Xiang, an important text about Chinese attitudes towards women. It was first published in Shanghai in 1891.

Stock No.
210467