[Volume 2] Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh; The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution, including a Narrative of the Author's Personal Adventures

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The Taiping Rebellion was a widespread civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, led against the authorities by heterodox Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, who having received visions, maintained that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ.

Lindley (1840-1873) had been an Honorary officer in Chung-Wang's guards, a special agent of the Ti-Ping General-in-Chief, and a commander of the "Loyal and Faithful Auxiliary Legion" (title page). He was a Royal Navy officer who, along with his wife Mary, joined the 1860 Taiping reform movement in China. He trained Taiping soldiers using modern techniques.

2 volumes, tall 8vos, approximately 265 x 170 mm, 10, 1/2 x 6, 3/4 inches, 21 plates and maps, 19 lithographed plates of which 11 are tinted (1 folding) and 8 are colored, 9 text illustrations, plus 2 partially colored folding maps. Caption and author's name in Chinese characters.

Original publisher's maroon pictorial cloth covers with blind stamped borders, gilt illustration in the centre of the upper covers, re-backed in morocco with blind rules, raised bands and gilt lettering.

xvii, (3), 424; vii, (1), 425-842, (2)

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This work is not listed in Cordier, Bibliotheca Sinica or Lowendahl.

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