《我與中國》(China My China) 1944年首版

書名： 《我與中國》 (China My China)

作者： 哈羅德·B·拉滕伯里 (Harold B. Rattenbury)

版本： 1944年英國首版，硬皮精裝

出版： Frederick Muller Ltd., London

書籍亮點與獨特內容：

• 一代「中國通」的深情紀實： 本書是英國著名傳教士拉滕伯里的代表作。他在中國生活、工作了三十多年，親歷了現代中國的動盪與變遷。《China My China》這個書名本身就飽含了他對這片土地和人民深沉的眷戀。他用平實、尊重的筆觸，向戰時西方公眾展現了一個真實且堅韌的中國。

• 珍貴的戰時紀實攝影插頁： 書內收錄了多幅生動的歷史實物照片，真實記錄了當時中國社會的基層風貌。插圖包括中國傳統手藝人精細的製陶工序、農村的耕作與灌溉場景、以及日常的社會生活百態。這些紀實影像在80年後的今天看來，是非常珍貴的社會學與歷史文獻資料。

• 跨越兩代藏家的歷史流傳： 書末貼有一張 1945 年 7 月頒發給英國女孩 Mary Burt 的校級獎品標籤（來自懷特島 Freshwater 的 West Wight Central School）。在二戰即將勝利的夏天，這本書作為獎品，開啟了一個英國女孩對遙遠東方的認知，其後被耶魯學者 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.