Author: James, Henry Evan Murchison.
Title: The Long White Mountain or a journey in Manchuria. With some account of the history, peopel, adminstration and religion of that country. [First edition].
Description: London & New York, Longman's, Green. and Co., Edward Stanford, 1888. XXIII,[1],502,[24 = publisher's catalogue] pp. Chromolithographed frontispiece, [9] full-page b./w. plates, [28] b./w. text-ills & ]arge hand-coloured folding lithographed map of Manchuria (with a small inset map). Re-bound in fine 20th century quarter red leather binding, spine raised in compartments & gilt lettered, marbled boards. Medium 8vo. - With a few stamps (verso title-page, verso plate, etc.)..# Cordier Sinica. vol. 4, 2748; Taylor, 109. - Very rare first edition of this very complete work on Manchuria, describing its history and its geography, the customs, religions, languages, etc., of the inhabitants. Including information on acupuncture, cannibalism, opium, superstitions, slavery, Korea, etc. - Despite the few stamps a very attractive copy.

Keywords: Ethnography Asia China Russia Travel Asia Europe Etnografie Azië Rusland Reizen Azië Europa ?Stelling Achter Toonbank / ?Stelling Achter Toonbank / III