The Middle Kingdom S. Wells Williams 2‑Volume Set Ch’eng‑wen Publishers 1965
It remained the standard Western reference on China for decades. Your1965 Ch’eng‑wen Publishers edition is ahigh‑quality Taiwanese scholarly reprint, produced during the mid‑20th‑century wave of academic facsimile editions.
Antique Book The Middle Kingdom Samuel S. Wells William 2 Volume China Chinese
Now it’s just a gorgeous set to sit and peruse. Black and white illustrations except for the fold out. Has a pocket in the back with a folding map of China from 1887. The books as a whole don’t seem to have seen much use.