A Baptist Missionary in China c.1920 The Rev'd Percy J Smith (b.1878). A large collection of ephemera providing an insight into the life of Missionaries in China before the Japanese Invasion in 1937. Comprising 8 photograph albums including an album of 126 images of the Bubonic Plague in Shansi in 1918, a detailed scrapbook, notebooks, a typed 'The Evacuation of the Baptist Missionary Stations in Shansi Northern China June/August 1939', diaries, correspondence. All in used condition (quantity)
Sold for £9,400
Estimated at £200 - £400
A Baptist Missionary in China c.1920 The Rev'd Percy J Smith (b.1878). A large collection of ephemera providing an insight into the life of Missionaries in China before the Japanese Invasion in 1937. Comprising 8 photograph albums including an album of 126 images of the Bubonic Plague in Shansi in 1918, a detailed scrapbook, notebooks, a typed 'The Evacuation of the Baptist Missionary Stations in Shansi Northern China June/August 1939', diaries, correspondence. All in used condition (quantity)
Auction: The Oxford Library Sale, 8th Feb, 2024
Day One
Clocks, Furniture, Works of Art and Collectable - Lots 1 - 406
Day Two
Fine Bindings and Incunables from the collection of the late John P. Love - Lots 501- 575 (Click here to read about J. P. Love)
Antiquarian and Modern Books from multiple vendors - Lots 576 - 598
Books from the Library of the late Malcom Deas - Lots 601 - 702 (Click here to read about M. Deas)
Antiquarian and Modern Books from multiple vendors - Lots 703 - 783
Viewing
Saturday 3 February 9am - 1pm
Monday 5 February 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 6 February 9am - 5pm