2 edition of China in the light of history found in the catalog.
China in the light of history
Ernst Faber
Published
1897
by American Presbyterian mission press in Shanghai
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Rev. Ernst Faber, tr. from the German by E.M.H., with appendix: a missionary view of Confucianism |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | iii, 67 p. |
| Number of Pages | 67 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL18006034M |
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