The Cities and Towns of China. A Geographical Dictionary.
by PLAYFAIR, G.M.H
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
Shanghai.: Kelly & Walsh, Limited.. 2nd Edition.. 1910.. xii + 582pp + lxxvi and 1 page addenda and corrigenda, endpapers lightly browned, inner hinges have been re-enforced at some point, original green pebbled cloth marked and rubbed, some age toning to text block but a very good firm copy. Ex-libris owner label of Cecil Clement on the front pastedown. 24 x 16cm. This greatly revised second edition, was published in 1910 and in addition to the listing of the towns and cities in both English and Chinese characters includes the following useful appendices: Synoptical tables of administrative cities; Towns in Thibet; Towns in Corea; Places mentioned by Marco Polo; Distribution of Mongolian Tribes; Towns in Japan; The Principal Rivers and Lakes of China and a Radical Index. .
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- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 174494
- Title
- The Cities and Towns of China. A Geographical Dictionary.
- Author
- PLAYFAIR, G.M.H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 2nd Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kelly & Walsh, Limited.
- Place of Publication
- Shanghai.
- Date Published
- 1910.
- Keywords
- China, East Asia, Reference, Urban, zz_Gallery_Antiquarian, zz_Gallery_Out_of_Print_and_Secondhand_Books, zz_ListOn_eBay
- Bookseller catalogs
- China_Collectable;
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