CHINA from Chilton Books

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908.. 1st edition. Written by a veteran missionary to China, this book seeks to explain how Chinese children live to children in England in the early twentieth century. Chapters include: I.New China and Old: Is the Old Better? II.The Children of China; III.The Headmaster; IV.In School; V.Out of School; VI.Still Out of Doors; VII.The Life… Saber más sobre este artículo

Manchester: Manchester Guardian/Evening News. nd (c.1963).. Six articles describing the changing pattern of life in China, and published in The Guardian in January and February, 1963". Pp 40, 7 b/w illustrations. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

London: China Inland Mission, 1948.. Revised and enlarged ed. Study of China's spiritual need. Pp. 208, 44 b/w illustrations, maps to endpapers and uneven toning. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w has clear protective wrap. G+/G+.

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1964.. Describes the truth of the church's situation in China". Pp 119, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover, pages toned. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

London: OMF. 1975.. 1st ed. "Demonstrates the constancy of Him on whom the OMF's confidence has rested through testing, perplexity and abundance, before and since the Communist take-over in China". Pp 127, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, portrait cover. G+.

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1985.. 1st ed. "The author, recalling his years as a missionary in China, charts the extraordinary growth of the Chinese church, looks objectively at the present situation under an athiest government, and indicates the way ahead". Pp 222, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover, slight toning to page edges. P/b. G+.

Singapore: Overseas Missionary Fellowship. 1992.. 1st ed. "Details the dramatic growth of eight Chinese churches which have survived the flames of tremendous persecution. Each account is related by someone with intimate knowledge of the situation". Pp 146, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover. P/b. VG.

Geneva: World Council of Churches, 1982.. 1st.ed. "Stories about the church in China, told by Chinese Christians. About the 'house churches' of which we have heard so much and know so little." Pp. 78. P/b. VG.

Belfast: Christian Journals Limited,1974.. 1st ed. "This is a book of greater importance than its size might indicate...First, against a well-sketched historical background, it brings us up to date(1974) with the present position of affairs in China. Secondly, while fully appreciative of the undoubted benefits brought about by the Communist regime, it is shrewdly critical of the means… Saber más sobre este artículo

Illinois: Argus Communications. 1977.. Reveals that sacrifices to ancestors, heaven, and earth, often still practiced today, date back to prehistoric times". Pp 82. Ink stamp to fep. Some colour illustrations. P/b. Spine slightly faded and scuffed. Illustrated cover. G+.

London: Fontana/Collins, 1982.. 1st Fontana ed. "One man's engrossing investigation of a heroic and fascinating people and the rigid power structure which shares their lives". Pp. 474/4(ads). 16 b/w photos, + 1 map. Toning to pages. P/b. G+.

Singapore: Overseas Missionary Fellowship. 1988.. A contemporary account of God's mighty acts in China". Pp 256. P/b, small tear to bottom of front cover. Illustrated cover. G+.