Lot 267 , Three souvenir illustrated books of China and letters relating to the Moule family,

Three souvenir illustrated books of China and letters relating to the Moule family, who were Christian missionaries in Ningpo and Shanghai, in the late 19th / early 20th century, the books to include Souvenir of China, 500 illustrations published by Denniston and Sullivan, Shanghai 1908, Familiar Chinese Faces published by McTavish & Co Ltd, Shanghai and Peking Art Series V, published by J.D. Zumbrun, Peking China, together with numerous letters and a photo of Molly Moule with her Chinese nanny in Shanghai
Estimate £100-150

Provenance: William Moule and his family, who were Christian missionaries in Ningpo (Ningbo) and Shanghai in the late 19th and early 20th century; thence by descent.

All of the books in the lot have some slight wear / chipping and small splits to the edge or binding, the letters are in reasonable condition with very slight discolouring to some of the paper, photographs are a little bit cold in places otherwise reasonable condition.


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Sold for £600