Bamboo Sprouts and Maple Buds: Being Memoirs of a Life Begun in West China in 1913 and Transplanted to Canada in 1925 by Johns, Martin W - 1992

Hamilton: Martin W. Johns [0-9696672-1-3] 1992, 2nd edition. (4to paperback) Near fine. 134pp. Signed by the author. Photographs, illustrations. "I have had it in mind for several years to put down on paper since my birth on March 23, 1913. There have been ample signs, in terms of aches and pains, to remind me that the fine body I was given by my parents' genes and their love and care is not immortal and that, if I want to pass on to my grandchildren some part of the flavour of a life that began early in the 20th century, I had better get started" - from the Prologue. Time Period 1913-1992. Locale: Canada; Chengdu--China; Hamilton--Ontario. (Biography, Memoir, Missionaries, Travel).

Hamilton, Ontario: Mcmaster University Press, 1992 Bamboo Sprouts and Maple Buds. Signed by the author. Second edition. This book is in very good condition, with only a minimum of shelf wear.