Cheng Zhangcan, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of College of Literature, Nanjing University, and Director of Nanjing University Library. Shi Mei, deputy director of Nanjing University Library and Nanjing University Museum.
It selects rare books of the Republic of China and publishes them in the form of pictorial catalogues. Following the principle of highlighting the characteristics of Nanjing University and giving consideration to the historical significance, rarity and artistry of those books, it contains 257 kinds of rare books from the Republic of China, which are divided into four parts.
