National Library of China, Beijing, China 中國國家圖書館（北京）
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Abstract
In contrast to the renowned Peking Pei – T’ang Library, Peking Lazarist Mission Press (or Pei T’ang Press) has received so little attention that it almost fades into oblivion. Founded and Backed by the French Lazaristes in 1864, Pei T’ang
Press, surviving the rejection of Christianity in the late Qing dynasty and the turmoil in the early Republic of China, emerged as the most influential publisher in the modern locality of Peking, only to be submerged by the radical
changes after 1949, thus winding up its eventful existence of 90 years in 1956. As a follow – up to Catalogue des principaux ouvrages sortis des presses des Lazaristes à Pékin de 1864 à 1930 by Joseph van den Brandt, this study
aimes to reconstuct the printing events of Pei T’ang Press during the period of 1931 – 1951. Annales de la Congrégation de la Mission and Le Bulletin Catholique de Pekin are heavily drawn on and, whenever possible, the physical items
or the microfilms are carefully consulted. Selective interviews with the surving employees of the Press also bears testimony to this important period in the history of Pei Tang Press.
