A Research Guide to China-Coast Newspapers 1822-1911 by King, Frank HH & Prescott Clarke - 1965

Cambridge, Mass, USA: Harvard University Press, 1965. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. From the 19th century onwards whenever a sufficient mass of colonists and entrepreneurs got a foothold in an area the establishment of a newspaper in the new arrivals' own language often followed. This work is an introduction to the variety of newspapers mainly in English, but also in French, German and Portuguese, that sprang up to cater for Europeans and Americans along the China coast. 235 pages whose contents include - I - The Character and Use of China-Coast Newspapers, II - The Development of China-Coast Newspapers, III - An Annotated List of China-Coast Newspapers, IV - Biographies of China-Coast Editors and Publishers, V - Extant Copies of China-Coast Newspapers, A Glossary of China-Coast Newspaper Titles, Appendices on Other China-Coast Periodicals & Japanese Language Newspapers. There is also a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.70 Kg. Postage within Malaysia is free There is some rubbing on the face of the front cover and inch tears at the top and bottom of the spine and some rubbing to the corners of the cover. The book has very mild tanning throughout.