Author: M. Huc
Title: A Journey Through the Chinese Empire: Volume I
Description: New York, Harper & Brothers, 1855. First edition. Cloth. Volume I of this fascinating mid-nineteenth-century travel work exploring the Chinese Empire, complete with folding map. The first edition of Volume I of this work in the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding. Institutional bookplate of 'Immaculate Conception Circulating Library' of Germantown, Philadelphia, to the front paste down. A small pocket for a library slip has been adhered to the rear paste down. A detailed account of the author's travels from Tibet to China, with descriptions of the architecture, landscapes and culture. This work gives a Missionary's insight into the Chinese Empire during the nineteenth-century. Volume I of a two-volume work. Illustrated with a folding map of China. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with faint marks to the boards and shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Folding map is in excellent condition. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: China Travel Chinese empire 19th century Travel Not Stated
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Title: A Journey Through the Chinese Empire: Volume I
Description: New York, Harper & Brothers, 1855. First edition. Cloth. Volume I of this fascinating mid-nineteenth-century travel work exploring the Chinese Empire, complete with folding map. The first edition of Volume I of this work in the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding. Institutional bookplate of 'Immaculate Conception Circulating Library' of Germantown, Philadelphia, to the front paste down. A small pocket for a library slip has been adhered to the rear paste down. A detailed account of the author's travels from Tibet to China, with descriptions of the architecture, landscapes and culture. This work gives a Missionary's insight into the Chinese Empire during the nineteenth-century. Volume I of a two-volume work. Illustrated with a folding map of China. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with faint marks to the boards and shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Folding map is in excellent condition. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: China Travel Chinese empire 19th century Travel Not Stated
Price: GBP 50.00 = appr. US$ 71.40 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 909M16
- Book number: 909M16
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