Buddhism in China by Samuel Beal

I am looking to buy a 1884 copy of Samuel Beal's Buddhism in China. Is the information in that book still reliable? Also, on an unrelated note, is T.W. Rhys Davids considered a reliable authority on the Buddhist texts. I mainly want to know if his 1881 Hibbert Lecture on Indian Buddhism is still reliable as well. Lastly, I want to know if Rhys Davids is known for racist views because Wikipedia seemed (I think) to imply that about him. Thank you.

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