The China Journal, Collection of 6 Issues, 1928-1940, North China Daily News and Herald, Shanghai.

A small but attractive group of six issues of The China Journal, spanning the years 1928 to 1940, a period of significant political and social change in China. Published in Shanghai, the journal was one of the principal English-language periodicals of its kind, offering articles on Chinese culture, history, society, and current affairs for an international readership.

The present selection captures a cross-section of this transitional era, from the late 1920s through the wartime years, and reflects the journal’s role as an important contemporary record of Western engagement with China. Individually issued and increasingly scarce, such runs and groupings are now less commonly encountered on the market.

The China Journal, Collection of 6 Issues, 1928-1940:

The set comprises:

Vol. IX, No. 6, December, 1928; 
Vol. XXII, No. 3, March, 1935; 
Vol. XXV, No. 6, December, 1936; 
Vol. XXX, No. 4, April, 1939; 
Vol. XXXII, No. 5, May, 1940; and; 
Vol. XXXII, No. 6, June, 1940. 

Published by North China Daily News and Herald, Shanghai, and later, The China Journal Publishing Company Limited, 1928-1940.

A nice selection of good to very good condition issues. Covers with light soiling and wear. Some of the spines with more wear - particularly the 1935 issue which has losses to the spine. Some age related spotting in places, but overall a very readable set. A scarce grouping of pre-war and wartime Shanghai-published issues.

Text in English.

Weight approximately 2.04g (the set - unpacked).

Dimensions: each volume approximately 248mm high x 172mm wide x 18mm deep.