《我与中国》 (China My China) 1944年首版

书名： 《我与中国》 (China My China)

作者： 哈罗德·B·拉滕伯里 (Harold B. Rattenbury)

版本： 1944年英国首版，硬皮精装

出版： Frederick Muller Ltd., London

书籍亮点与独特内容：

• 一代“中国通”的深情纪实： 本书是英国著名传教士拉滕伯里的代表作。他在中国生活、工作了三十多年，亲历了现代中国的动荡与变迁。《China My China》这个书名本身就饱含了他对这片土地和人民深沉的眷恋。他用平实、尊重的笔触，向战时西方公众展现了一个真实且坚韧的中国。

• 珍贵的战时纪实摄影插页： 书内收录了多幅生动的历史实物照片，真实记录了当时中国社会的基层风貌。插图包括中国传统手艺人精细的制陶工序、农村的耕作与灌溉场景、以及日常的社会生活百态。这些纪实影像在80年后的今天看来，是非常珍贵的社会学与历史文献资料。

• 跨越两代藏家的历史流传： 书末贴有一张 1945 年 7 月颁发给英国女孩 Mary Burt 的校级奖品标签（来自怀特岛 Freshwater 的 West Wight Central School）。在二战即将胜利的夏天，这本书作为奖品，开启了一个英国女孩对遥远东方的认知，其后被耶鲁学者 Bill Watkins 悉心收藏至今。

【English Description】

Title: China My China

Author: Harold B. Rattenbury

Edition: First British Edition (1944), Hardcover

Publisher: Frederick Muller Ltd., London

Unique Highlights of This Volume:

• A Heartfelt Memoir by a Lifelong Sinophile: China My China is the definitive work of Harold B. Rattenbury, a prominent British missionary who spent over three decades in China. Writing for a wartime British audience, Rattenbury offers an empathetic, firsthand account of China’s social fabric and enduring spirit, driven by his deep personal affection for its people.

• Rare Photographic Plates: Rather than generic illustrations, this volume is enriched with authentic mid-century documentary photographs. These rare visual records vividly capture the realities of Chinese life in the 1940s, including traditional pottery-making techniques, rural agricultural scenes, and daily cultural practices.

• Exceptional Historical Provenance: This specific copy features an original school prize label pasted on the endpaper, awarded to a student named Mary Burt by West Wight Central School (Freshwater, Isle of Wight) in July 1945. Serving as a reward at the dawn of global peace, this book traveled across decades and oceans before finding its temporary home in the private library of Yale scholar Bill Watkins.