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Item
4314
Bunyan, John 
Tianlulicheng
Pilgrim's progress, The
Shanghai, Shanghai Meihua Shuguan   1905 
136pp; Illus; 26x16cm   Chinese   Stitch-bound paper in cloth cover

Woodblock printed book - a Chinese translation of an English classic with its Chinese title which literally translates as `The road to heaven' - incorporating nine illustrations. This volume has torn original covers on to which blue cloth covers have been glued. This copy has been used by a student of Chinese who has written pencil annotations throughout and one illustration handcoloured