"Chinese Dialogues" - First English book printed in Shanghai - W. H. Medhurst - 1844 manuscript Muda were formally organised commercial

Muda were formally organised commercial enterprises commissioned by the Venetian republic to trade luxury Spices in the near East (and throughout Europe)

adorned with jewellery and holding a golden sceptre

This is an early Sydney Almanack which contains a fascinating insight into early Sydney

March: St Cuthbert and St Edward

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"Chinese Dialogues" - First English book printed in Shanghai - W. H. Medhurst - 1844 manuscript Muda were formally organised commercialChinese Dialogues, Questions, and Familiar Sentences, Literally Rendered into English, With a View to Promote Commercial Intercourse, and to Assist Beginners in the Language. Printed at the Shanghai Mission Press 1844 W. H. Medhurst Octavo 22 x 14cm Complete: Very good condition some marks and tears to pages. Original boards (made of reused printing waste) with title to front cover. Title page to text intact with no losses. Marks and bumps here and