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First Edition. Medium 8vo (7.5 x 5 ins); pp xx + [522] + [24] Bohm's book catalogue. Colour-tinted map of China Empire and Japan as frontispiece, with tissue guard. Half-title present. Publisher's green cloth, gilt title lettering to spine, tips of corners and edges of the spine a touch rubbed. An excellent copy with bright gilt. "Earlier portion of this work, to p265, which relates exclusively to China, was written by Miss Corner. In present ed. this has been carefully revised, & remainder of vol. furnished by gentleman who has devoted much time to study of China & Indochinese nations". Covers the geography, islands, animals, bird, fish, insects, language, earliest interactions with Europeans and the formative history of China. Includes all aspects of Chinese cultural society, coins, archery, silk weaving, law, Confucius, each dynasty, civil war, government, tea trade famine, Burmese war, literary nobility, Peking, Josses, festivals, ladies costume, Japan-ware, books, ivory, Hong Kong, Canton River, Amoy, Ningpo &c. The balance addresses Indu-Chinese Nations, Anam, or Cochin-China, Siam, Burma &c. Turon Bay, Tonquin, Kamboja, Chinese colonists, climate, French in Anam Mr. Crawfurd's Mission, scenes at Court, national vanity, nobility, religion, Buddhism, condition of females, punish- ment, smoking & drinking. Camboge, French troops in Siam, of rice production, Siamese cunning, Bang-Kok the Capital,white elephants, their character & naval forces. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 17675
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