聖經全書

Published in the 7th year of the Guangxu Emperor, 1881. US-China book store in Fuzhou is mentioned on title page. Inscription of gifting in front end paper, recto (right to left language book) is from “J. Lloyd to E. M. Leslie”. Association research leads to a Reverend J. Lloyd, mentioned in the book “Rethinking East Asian Languages, Vernaculars, and Literacies”. In traditional Chinese language. Tightly bound. Rubbing to spine. Board corner material opened. Some bug burrowed small holes near spine, not affecting text. Also, some exit holes on boards. Pages clean and free from foxing, barring endpapers, which have mild discolouration. Rare piece of Chinese missionary history.

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