{"product_id":"the-china-journal-collection-of-6-issues-1928-1940-north-china-daily-news-and-herald-shanghai","title":"The China Journal, Collection of 6 Issues, 1928-1940, North China Daily News and Herald, Shanghai.","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"423\" data-start=\"51\"\u003eA small but attractive group of six issues of \u003cem data-end=\"116\" data-start=\"97\"\u003eThe China Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"764\" data-start=\"425\"\u003eSOLD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"764\" data-start=\"425\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe China Journal, Collection of 6 Issues, 1928-1940:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set comprises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVol. IX, No. 6, December, 1928; \u003cbr\u003eVol. XXII, No. 3, March, 1935; \u003cbr\u003eVol. XXV, No. 6, December, 1936; \u003cbr\u003eVol. XXX, No. 4, April, 1939; \u003cbr\u003eVol. XXXII, No. 5, May, 1940; and; \u003cbr\u003eVol. XXXII, No. 6, June, 1940. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by North China Daily News and Herald, Shanghai, and later, The China Journal Publishing Company Limited, 1928-1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA scarce grouping of pre-war and wartime Shanghai-published issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 2.04g (the set - unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: each volume approximately 248mm high x 172mm wide x 18mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55516238348673,"sku":"LAN10160","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheChinaJournal_Collectionof6Issues_1928-1940_NorthChinaDailyNewsandHerald_Shanghai.IMG_4692_5381452c-a285-4846-8324-296972943420.jpg?v=1775833674","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/the-china-journal-collection-of-6-issues-1928-1940-north-china-daily-news-and-herald-shanghai","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}