| Manuscripts/MS Parkes contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 32 |
Memoranda |
| 33 |
Miscellaneous papers |
| 34 |
Printed documents |
| 35 |
Parliamentary printed papers |
| 36 |
Pamphlets |
| 37 |
Periodicals, press cuttings, articles and proofs |
| 38 |
Maps |
| 39 |
Architectural drawings |
| 40 |
Railway photographs |
| 41 |
Portrait photographs |
| 42 |
Envelopes and covers |
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Papers of Sir Harry Parkes
| Title |
Periodicals, press cuttings, articles and proofs |
| Reference |
MS Parkes 37 |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1865-circa 1885 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 box |
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| Content and context |
Periodicals (mostly newspapers), press cuttings, articles and proofs, comprised of complete issues, supplements and substantial extracts (1-33); shorter extracts (34-36); 'Maria Luz' cuttings (37); articles from periodicals (38-47); proofs (48-61); and a note regarding the cuttings (62). All the items are printed unless otherwise indicated, but many include brief manuscript annotations. Unless indicated, the articles have no authorial attribution. |
| Manuscripts/MS Parkes 37 contains: |
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1
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London and China Telegraph. 'London and China Telegraph. Japan Herald, and Journal of the Eastern Archipelago', vol. VII, no. 164 (London, 20 February 1865), including a review article, 'Correspondence Respecting Affairs in Japan, No. I. (1865.)' ['Correspondence Respecting Affairs in Japan' (London, 1865), 'Command Paper-Accounts and Papers, 3428'], and an article, 'French Instruction on Japan'.
3 bifolios + 2 folios. |
20 Feb. 1865 |
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2
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London and China Telegraph. 'London and China Telegraph. Japan Herald, and Journal of the Eastern Archipelago', vol. VII, no. 165 (London, 28 February 1865), pp. 105-114 and 119-128.
4 bifolios + 2 folios. |
28 Feb. 1865 |
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3
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London and China Telegraph. 'London and China Telegraph. Japan Herald, and Journal of the Eastern Archipelago', vol. VII, no. 167 (London, 8 March 1865).
4 bifolios. |
8 Mar. 1865 |
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4
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China Mail. 'China Mail', vol. XXXV, no. 4989 (Hong Kong, 4 July 1879), including an untitled leading article concerning the 'Tokio Times' and Parkes.
1 bifolio. |
4 July 1879 |
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5
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China Mail. 'China Mail', vol. XXXV, no. 5009 (Hong Kong, 28 July 1879), including the article 'Treaty Revision in Japan'.
1 bifolio. |
28 July 1879 |
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6
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North-China Herald. 'North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette', 12 August 1879, pp. 151-152, including the editorial article 'China and Japan'.
1 folio. |
12 Aug. 1879 |
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7
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Japan Weekly Mail. 'Japan Weekly Mail', vol. III, no. 35 (Yokohama, 30 August 1879), pp. 1133-1134, including the article 'The Okinawa Ken'.
1 folio. |
30 Aug. 1879 |
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8
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China Mail. 'China Mail', vol. XXXV, no. 5050 (Hong Kong, 13 September 1879), including an untitled leading article concerning the visit of Sir John Pope-Hennessy to Japan.
2 bifolios. |
13 Sep. 1879 |
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9
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Supplement to the Japan Daily Herald Mail Summary. 'Supplement to the Japan Daily Herald Mail Summary', including two articles, 'Arrival of the Arctic Expedition' and 'Entertainment to Professor Nordenskjold and the Officers of the "Vega" in Tokio'.
1 bifolio. |
20 Sep. 1879 |
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10
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Tokio Times. 'Tokio Times', vol. VI, no. 15 (Tokyo, 11 October 1879), including the article 'General Grant and the Riu Kiu Question' and references to Parkes in the 'Personal Intelligence' column.
2 bifolios + 1 quadrifolio. |
11 Oct. 1879 |
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11
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Tokio Times. Two copies of the 'Tokio Times', vol. VII, no. 6 (Tokyo, 7 February 1880), pp. 71-72, including the editorial article 'The Policy of Forbearance', possibly by Edward House.
2 folios. |
7 Feb. 1880 |
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12
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Japan Mail. 'Japan Mail', vol. IV, no. 11 (Yokohama, 3 August 1880), pp. 289-292 and 317-320, including the article 'Treaty Revision'.
2 bifolios. |
3 Aug. 1880 |
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13
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London and China Express. 'London and China Express', 17 September 1880, pp. 977-978, including the article 'The Revision of the Treaties with Japan'.
1 folio. |
17 Sep. 1880 |
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14
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Japan Herald Mail Summary. 'Japan Herald Mail Summary', Yokohama, 10 June 1881: the front page and verso, including two articles, 'A Manufactured "Martyrdom"' and 'More About the Empire's "Martyrdom"'.
1 folio. |
10 June 1881 |
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15
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Japan Weekly Mail. 'Japan Weekly Mail', 25 June 1881, pp. 731-732, 733 (part), 791-792 and 793 (part) (4 folios attached to one bifolio backing sheet), including two articles on 'Japanese Constitutional and Administrative Laws'.
1 bifolio. |
25 June 1881 |
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16
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The Spectator. 'The Spectator', 30 July 1881, pp. 983-984 and 985 (part), including the article 'The Relations of Great Britain with Japan'.
1 folio. |
30 July 1881 |
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17
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London Gazette. 'London Gazette', no. 25035 (London, 8 November 1881), pp. 5445-5452 and 5453 (part), including a notification of the grant of a charter to the British North Borneo Company, and incorporating the text of the charter.
2 bifolios. |
8 Nov. 1881 |
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18
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London and China Express. 'London and China Express', 28 July 1882, pp. 807-808, including a Parliamentary report headed 'The Chefoo Convention'.
1 folio. |
28 July 1882 |
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19
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North-China Daily News Extra. An extra to the 'North-China Daily News', Shanghai, reporting that France has voted an unlimited credit for operations in Tonquin, and that it has decided on the annexation of Annam.
1 folio. |
6 June 1883 |
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20
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London and China Express. 'London and China Express', 8 June 1883, pp. 611-616, including two articles, 'France and Tong King' and 'The Loochoo Question'.
1 folio + 1 bifolio. |
8 June 1883 |
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21
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North-China Herald. 'North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette', 8 June 1883, pp. 645-648, including two articles, 'The Position in Annam' and 'The Foreign Relations of China'.
2 folios. |
8 June 1883 |
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22
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North-China Herald. 'North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette', 22 June 1883, pp. 707-712, including the article 'China's Claim to the Suzerainty of Annam'.
1 folio + 1 bifolio. |
22 June 1883 |
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23
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Japan Daily Herald. 'Japan Daily Herald', vol. XLII, no. 6024 (Yokohama, 2 July 1883): the front page and verso, including correspondence from Sir Thomas Wade and others reprinted from the 'Pall Mall Gazette' under the title 'Sir Harry Parkes and the Chinese Wars'.
1 folio. |
2 July 1883 |
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24
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North-China Herald. 'North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette', 13 July 1883, pp. 37-38, including the article 'Corea and Japan'.
1 folio. |
13 July 1883 |
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25
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Saturday Review. 'Saturday Review', 1 December 1883, pp. 683-686, including the article 'French Difficulties'.
2 folios. |
1 Dec. 1883 |
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26
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The Spectator. 'The Spectator', 1 December 1883, pp. 1539-1540, including the article 'The Difficulty of France in Asia'.
1 folio. |
1 Dec. 1883 |
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27
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London and China Express. 'London and China Express', 7 December 1883, pp. 1295-1298, including the article 'France and Tong-King'.
2 folios. |
7 Dec. 1883 |
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28
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Overland Mail. 'Overland Mail', 7 December 1883, pp. 3-4 and 17-20, including two 'Foreign Intelligence' paragraphs on 'France and China', and the article 'The French Yellow Books on Tonquin'.
3 folios. |
7 Dec. 1883 |
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29
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Catholic Register. 'Catholic Register', vol. VII, no. 21 (Hong Kong, 23 February 1884), including the article 'Chinese Claim of Suzerainty over Annam, and International Law'.
1 bifolio. |
23 Feb. 1884 |
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30
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Supplement to the Hongkong Daily Press. 'Supplement to the Hongkong Daily Press', Hong Kong, 18 March 1884, including the article 'The Hongkong Chamber of Commerce and the Korean Treaty'.
1 folio. |
18 Mar. 1884 |
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31
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North-China Daily News. 'North-China Daily News', vol. XXXIII, no. 6152 (Shanghai, 6 June 1884), including an untitled leading article concerning the existence of a secret treaty between France and China.
1 bifolio. |
6 June 1884 |
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32
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North-China Daily News Extra. An extra to the 'North-China Daily News', Shanghai, reporting on the 'Seizure of Keelung' by the French.
1 folio. |
9 Aug. 1884 |
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33
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Star in the East. 'Star in the East', Shanghai, 9 January 1885, pp. 11-12, including the article 'The Crisis in China', reprinted from the 'New York Examiner'.
1 folio. |
9 Jan. 1885 |
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34
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Press cuttings re China. Press cuttings (in English and French) taken from Chinese periodicals or containing articles which concern China, 172 items, Hong Kong, Shanghai and no place, 1879-1885 and undated. Some of the cuttings have been attached to backing sheets. The periodicals featured include the 'China Mail'; 'North-China Daily News'; 'North-China Advertiser'; 'North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette'; 'Shanghai Courier'; 'Overland China Mail'; 'Daily Press'; and 'Hongkong Daily Press' (including supplements). The titles of the articles include 'Sir Harry Parkes, K.C.B.'; 'The Attacks on Sir Harry Parkes'; 'Arrival of H.E. Sir Harry Parkes, H.B.M.'s Minister to China'; 'The British Claims at Shameen'; 'The Relations of France and Germany'; 'Alleged Violation of the Russo-Chinese Treaty'; 'The Violation of the Tientsin Convention by the Chinese Government'; 'Great Britain and Siam'; 'Burmah and the French'; 'China and the United States'; 'Chinese Relations with the Huns and Thibetans'; 'The Relations between Japan and Siam in the Seventeenth Century'; 'England, France, and China'; 'Corea and Annam'; 'Russia and Korea'; 'France and Siam'; 'France and China'; 'France, China, and Tonquin'; 'The French Treaty with Annam'; 'The Franco-Chinese Embroglio'; 'The Franco-Chinese Imbroglio-A Reply'; 'The Chinese View of the Annam Question'; 'The Defence of China'; 'The Defences of Peking'; 'Defence of the Capital'; 'Alleged Secret Treaty between France and China'; 'The Fournier Memorandum'; 'The Black Flags and their Chief Liu Jung Fu'; 'Utter Rout of the Chinese Troops in Tonquin'; 'Capture of the R.C. "Feihoo" by the French'; 'The Capture of Keelung'; 'The French in Formosa'; 'The French in Formosa: Reported Capture of Tamsui'; 'A Visit to the French Outposts'; 'The Attack on H.M.S. "Zephyr"'; 'The Outrage on a British Man-of-War'; 'Relief for Formosa'; 'The Protection of French Citizens'; 'Alleged Appeal for Aid to Chinese in America'; 'French Attacks on the United States'; 'The "Hankow" Disturbance'; 'Torpedo Experiments in China'; 'The Situation in Upper Burmah'; 'The Misgovernment in Upper Burmah'; 'Details of the Mandalay Massacre'; 'Escape of the Meingoon Prince from Chandernagore'; 'Nepaul and Thibet'; 'Probable War between Nepaul and Thibet'; 'Settlement of the Dispute between Nepaul and Thibet'; 'From Shansi to Yunnan (Notes of a Journey through China)'; 'The Colquhoun-Hallet[t] Exploring Expedition'; 'The First Railway in China'; 'A New Chinese Railway Scheme'; 'Railways for Tonquin'; 'Native Opium'; 'The Opium Traffic'; 'Correspondence Respecting the Alleged Smuggling of Opium from Hongkong to China'; 'The Hongkong Opium Farm Monopoly'; 'The China Merchants' S[team] N[avigation] Co. Sold to Messrs Russell & Co.'; 'The Sale of the C[hina] M[erchants'] S[team] N[avigation] Co.'; 'The New Oriental Bank Corporation (Limited)'; 'The Chinese at Bhamo'; 'The Bhamo Question'; 'The Situation-What Should Be Done'; 'The Marquis Tseng [Chi-tse]'; 'Misconception about Alcohol'; 'The Trade of Western China'; 'Japanese Emigration to Hawaii'; 'The Punishment of Mandarins'; 'The Revenue of China'; 'The Trade of Macao'; 'The Understanding on the Egyptian Question'; 'Chinese Robbed by Coreans'; 'Piracy'; 'A Statistical Abstract of India'; 'A Chinese Guide Book for Shanghai'; 'Persecution of Christians in China'; 'The Wreck of the S.S. "Marlborough"'; and 'The Sikawei Observatory'.
1 bundle. |
circa 1879-circa 1885 |
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35
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Press cuttings re Japan. Press cuttings (in English and French) from Japanese periodicals or containing articles concerning Japan, 30 items, Yokohama, Hiogo and no place, 1874(?)-1884 and undated. Some of the cuttings have been attached to backing sheets. The periodicals featured include the 'Japan Gazette'; 'Japan Mail'; 'Japan Daily Mail'; 'Japan Daily Herald'; 'Japan Mail Daily Advertiser'; 'Le Courrier du Japon'; 'L'Echo du Japon'; and 'Hiogo News'. The titles of the articles include 'The Treaty with Japan'; 'China and Japan'; 'A Way of Developing Wealth in Japan'; 'The Progress of Civilization in Japan'; 'The Time for Specie Payment'; 'The Trade of the Year 1884'; 'Gossip from London'; 'The English Press on Sir Harry Parkes'; 'Presentation to Sir Harry Parkes, K.C.B., of the Address of the Foreign Residents'; 'The Lewchuan Difficulty'; 'Le Tonquin et le Commerce Français'; 'Les Limites du Tonkin'; 'On the Duties of Japanese Ministers Accredited to Foreign Countries'; 'On the Revision of the Treaties'; 'The Necessity of Making Foreigners Resident in Japan Observe the Taxation Laws of the Japanese Government'; 'The Subjection of Foreigners Resident in Japan to the Laws of Our Country'; 'Foreigners Ought to be Enabled to Travel in the Interior of Japan'; and 'The Relations of China and Japan'.
1 bundle. |
circa 1874-circa 1884 |
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36
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Press cuttings from Europe and N. America. Press cuttings (in English and French) from European, North American and unidentified periodicals, 43 items, London, Washington D.C. and no place, 1860-1884 and undated. Some of the cuttings have been attached to backing sheets. The periodicals featured include 'The Times'; 'The Times Weekly Edition'; 'The Mail'; 'The Standard'; 'Morning Post'; 'Pall Mall Gazette'; 'Daily News'; 'Memorial Diplomatique'; and 'Evening Star'. The titles of the articles include 'The Civil War in China'; 'Deplorable Condition of England's Foreign Department'; 'English Agents in Japan'; 'Our Minister at Pekin'; 'France and China'; 'France and Tonquin'; 'France, China, and Tonquin'; 'French Policy in Tonquin'; 'The Russian Press'; 'The Russian Forces on the Chinese Frontier'; 'The Opium Trade'; 'Trade and Finance'; 'Paper Money'; 'Mr. Bourke's Financial Mission'; 'The Tripartite Treaty'; 'Our Past Relations with Burmah'; 'Nepaul and Thibet'; and 'The Religions of Japan'. The cuttings include letters to editors from Demetrius Boulger; George Campbell; Archibald Colquhoun; Thomas Holland; Edward House; and Friedrich Müller.
1 bundle. |
circa 1860-circa 1864 |
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37
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Cuttings re 'Maria Luz'. Press cuttings concerning the detention of the Peruvian barque 'Maria Luz' in Yokohama harbour, the coolie trade, and other matters arising from the case, Yokohama and no place, 1872 and no date. The publications include the 'Japan Mail' and 'Japan Weekly Mail'. The titles of the articles include 'The Maria Luz'; 'In the Kanagawa Kencho'; 'The Coolie Trade'; 'The Japanese Government and Coolieism'; 'Portugal and China'; 'The Abolition of the Yoshiwara'; 'Various Other Comments on the Case of the Maria Luz'; and 'The Maria Luz Case-General Considerations'. The cuttings are in two booklets containing 11 and 13 folios respectively.
2 booklets. |
circa 1872 |
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38
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Japan. 'Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine', vol. CXII, no. DCLXXXIII (Edinburgh, September 1872), pp. 369-388, comprised of an article, 'Japan'.
4 bifolios + 1 folio. |
1872 |
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39
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The Recent Revolutions in Japan. 'North American Review', vol. CXX, no. CCXLVII (Boston, Massachusetts, April 1875), pp. 281-316, including William Elliott Griffis, 'The Recent Revolutions in Japan'.
8 bifolios + 2 folios. |
Apr. 1875 |
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40
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The Silver Conference and the Silver Question. An unidentified United States periodical, pp. 309-338, including the article 'The Silver Conference and the Silver Question', comprised of 2 large folios folded octavo.
2 folios. |
circa 1879 |
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41
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'British Lighthouses' and 'Russia Before and After the War'. 'Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal', vol. CLI, no. CCCIX (Edinburgh, January 1880), pp. 171-228, including two review articles, on 'British Lighthouses' and 'Russia Before and After the War'.
12 bifolios + 5 folios. |
Jan. 1880 |
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42
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The Criminal Code. 'Nineteenth Century', vol. VII, no. XXXV (London, January 1880), pp. 135-160, including Sir James Stephen, 'The Criminal Code (1879)'.
5 folios (1 folio, 2 bifolios and 2 quadrifolios). |
Jan. 1880 |
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43
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Mohammedanism in China. 'Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal', vol. CLI, no. CCCX (Edinburgh, April 1880), pp. 359-92, including a review article on 'Mohammedanism in China'.
3 folios. |
Apr. 1880 |
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44
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The Future of China. 'Nineteenth Century', vol. VIII, no. XLII (London, August 1880), pp. 265-274, including Demetrius Boulger, 'The Future of China'.
5 folios. |
Aug. 1880 |
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45
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Recent Travels in Japan. 'Quarterly Review', vol. 150, no. 300 (London, October 1880), pp. iii-iv and 305-336, comprised of the contents page for no. 300 and a review article on 'Recent Travels in Japan'.
8 bifolios + 1 folio. |
Oct. 1880 |
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46
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Old and New Japan. 'Contemporary Review', vol. XXXVIII (London, November 1880), pp. 827-850, comprised of Sir Rutherford Alcock, 'Old and New Japan: A Decade of Japanese Progress'.
4 folios + 4 bifolios.. |
Nov. 1880 |
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47
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The Martyrdom of an Empire. 'Atlantic Monthly', vol. XLVII, no. CCLXXXIII (Boston, Massachusetts, May 1881), pp. 609-624, including Edward House, 'The Martyrdom of an Empire', with annotations in Parkes' hand concerning statements made in the article.
4 bifolios. |
May 1881 |
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48
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Notification re Formosa. A proof of an English translation of a notification issued by Sanjo Saneyoshi [Sanjo Sanetomi], 17 November 1874, containing translations of articles and a certificate exchanged between representatives of the Japanese and Chinese governments concerning an agreement on Formosa, October 1874, 1 folio. There are two copies, one of which has been cut in two and mounted on a backing sheet labelled 'Certificate Interchanged'.
2 folios. |
1874 |
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49
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Loochoo. Two copies of 'Loochoo', a proof of an article from an unidentified, possibly Japanese newspaper. One copy has manuscript corrections.
4 folios. |
circa 1877 |
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50
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Article re reception for Nordenskiöld and Vega. An incomplete proof of an article from an unidentified newspaper (possibly from Singapore) [c. December 1879] concerning the reception of Nils Nordenskiöld and Adolf Palander by the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, including the texts of a Resolution of the Society of 3 November [1879] and speeches delivered by George Hose and Nordenskiöld. There is also a manuscript annotation concerning a piece of quartz.
2 folios. |
circa 1879 |
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51
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Scenes in Corea. 'Scenes in Corea' by 'Juniper': a proof of an article from an unidentified newspaper [1882 or later].
3 folios. |
circa 1882 |
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52
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Japanese Codes of Penal Law. 'Japanese Codes of Penal Law': a proof of an article (in English and French), possibly from the 'Japan Gazette' [1882 or later], comprised of 4 folios attached to a bifolio backing sheet.
1 bifolio. |
circa 1882 |
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53
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Japanese Codes of Penal Law. 'Japanese Codes of Penal Law': a proof of an article from the 'Japan Gazette' [November 1882 or later], comprised of 6 folios attached to a bifolio backing sheet.
1 bifolio. |
circa 1882 |
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54
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New Press Regulations. 'New Press Regulations': a proof of an article, possibly from the 'Japan Gazette' [April 1883 or later], comprised of 10 folios attached to two backing sheets.
1 folio + 1 bifolio. |
circa 1883 |
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55
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Article on military of France and China. A proof of an untitled leading article from the 'Shanghai Mercury', 12 January 1884, concerning the military capabilities of France and China.
2 folios. |
1884 |
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56
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Article on the Shanghai press. A proof of an untitled leading article from the 'Shanghai Mercury', 20 November 1884, concerning the influence of the Shanghai press.
1 folio. |
1884 |
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57
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Article on the Transit Pass system. A proof of an untitled leading article from the 'Shanghai Mercury', 24 December 1884, concerning the Transit Pass system.
1 folio. |
1884 |
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58
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1884. A Retrospect. '1884. A Retrospect for the Year': a proof of a leading article from the 'Shanghai Mercury', 5 January 1885.
2 folios. |
1885 |
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59
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1884. A Retrospect. '1884. Retrospect for the Year': a proof of a leading article from the 'Shanghai Mercury', 7 January 1885.
1 folio. |
1885 |
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60
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1884. A Retrospect. '1884. Retrospect for the Year': a proof of a leading article from 'Shanghai Mercury', 8 January 1885.
2 folios. |
1885 |
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61
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1884. A Retrospect. '1884. Retrospect for the Year': a proof of an article from the 'Shanghai Mercury' [January 1885].
4 folios. |
1885 |
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62
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Note by Catharine Lockhart. An undated note by Catharine Lockhart concerning press cuttings.
1 folio. |
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