1854年伦敦初版:《中国通史:兼述该帝国当前宗教起义之兴起与进程》A History of China to the Present Time: Including an Account of the Rise and Progress of the Present Religious Insurrection in that Empire by Richard Bentley, London 1854.
1854年伦敦初版:《中国通史:兼述该帝国当前宗教起义之兴起与进程》A History of China to the Present Time: Including an Account of the Rise and Progress of the Present Religious Insurrection in that Empire by Richard Bentley, London 1854.
作者: 理查德·本特利
发布者: 布雷德伯里和埃文斯,印刷商,白衣修士区
发布日期: 1854
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|维多利亚时代对“天朝”崩解的即时观察 (A Historical Snapshot: Western Perspectives on a Transforming Empire)
这部 1854 年的著作,不仅是一部记录中国悠久文明的通史,更是一份极具历史张力的实时文献。书名中的“当前宗教起义(Present Religious Insurrection)”,直指当时震撼世界的太平天国运动。对于十九世纪中叶的西方世界而言,中国不仅是古老的东方文明,更是正经历巨大动荡的观察对象。本书捕捉了那个时代西方知识界在地理大发现后,面对清帝国转型时的焦虑、好奇与强烈的政治关怀。
Published in 1854, this volume is far more than a comprehensive history of China; it is a primary document of profound historical urgency. The "present religious insurrection" referred to in the title is the Taiping Rebellion, which was reshaping the Chinese landscape at the very moment this book went to press. For 19th-century Western observers, this work captured the intense curiosity and shifting geopolitical anxieties regarding the fate of the Qing Empire during a period of monumental transformation.
1854 年正是洪秀全定都天京(1853年)的隔年,这种“新闻刚发生,西方立马出书”的即时历史文献,比后世写的历史书更具史料价值。
|书目学价值与品相 (Bibliographical Significance & Condition)
本品为 1854 年伦敦 Richard Bentley 出版的原装布面精装本,封面保留了维多利亚时期典型的压花纹理与华丽几何装饰。经历近 170 年的岁月,书脊与内页扉页展现了古籍应有的历史沉淀感,纸张色泽自然,装帧结构依然稳固。对于致力于近代中国历史、西方汉学史及古籍装帧研究的藏家而言,此书不仅是文献,更是跨越时代的实物证明。
This is a remarkably preserved 1854 cloth-bound first edition published by Richard Bentley in London. The binding displays the intricate, ornate geometric patterns typical of Victorian aesthetics. Despite nearly 170 years of history, the volume remains structurally sound, with the title page and text block displaying the authentic age-toning and gravitas of a truly rare antique. It is a quintessential acquisition for collectors of modern Chinese history, the development of Western Sinology, or 19th-century bookbinding.
第二页的凹凸钢印带来的历史信息:
1. 流传轨迹: 这说明这本 1850 年代左右在伦敦印刷的《中国历史》,由著名的 Bradbury and Evans 印刷,当年出版后被运往了西约克郡的 Huddersfield,并在当地的 Palmer 书店 售出。
2. 西方藏书传统: 19 世纪中晚期的英国书商或装订商很流行在售出书籍的扉页或衬页上压上自己店铺的专属钢印,这既是当年的“正版保证”,也是极具维多利亚时代特色的历史痕迹。
3. 品相加分项: 这种干净、没有墨水的盲压钢印(Blind stamp)在古籍收藏中非常受欢迎,它既交代了书的来历,又完全没有破坏纸张的美观,比后来用胶水贴上的藏书纸标更不易脱落。
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