{"product_id":"a","title":"Early Chinese Printing - Hien wun shoo - Chinese Moral Maxims - John Francis Davis - P. P. Thoms Macao 1823","description":"\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\" id=\"book-title\"\u003e\"Hien wun shoo - Chinese moral maxims\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"With a free and verbal translation; affording examples of the grammatical structure of the language.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Compiled by John Francis Davis, F.R.S., Member of the Asiatic Society.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon : John Murray, Albemarle Street.  Macao, China.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted at the Honorable Company's Press, by P. P. Thoms, 1823. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Printed in Macao by P.P.Thoms (and sold in London by John Murray). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-First edition. Octavo (220 x 140 mm), 20th Century quarter leather over red buckram, spine lettered in gilt.losses to head and foot of spine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Complete: pp. viii; [1]-199, [1 blank]. Lacking the front free end paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Clean throughout, small 2mm closed tear to title page. Near Fine. Printed on Chinese paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book contains 200 Chinese moral maxims which are printed in Chinese characters and translated into English. Although first written in 1818 and initial sent to London for printing, the lack of Chinese characters meant that it was sent to Macao where it was printed on P.P.Thoms East India Company Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the early 19th century maxims and proverbs were thought to be an excellent way to understand other cultures and their characters. The introductory advertisment notes that many of these maxims are of ancient origin and draw on Confucian teaching.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Francis Davis (1795-1890) was a British sinophile and the second Governor of Hong Kong (1844-48). He lived to the grand age of 95 and later became a Doctor of Civil Law at Oxford University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Perring Thoms (1791-1855) ran the first English Press in China - established by the East India Company in Macao in 1814. The press was able to print in both European and Chinese characters and would produce Morrisons famous six volume Chinese Dictionary from 1815-1823.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-test-id=\"book-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReferences: Cordier, BS, 1429. Lust, 725.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Bry Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56770327544186,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/2969\/2075\/files\/IMG_8847.heic?v=1775424360","url":"https:\/\/debryrarebooks.com\/products\/a","provider":"De Bry Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}