The Middle Kingdom a Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants.
by Williams, S. Wells Ll.d
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scibner's Sons, 1883 Blue cloth/gilt designs spine rubbed top/bottom. Boards tight. Foldout colored frontispiece, engraved half title page. Bookplate private libary of Thomas A. Hearn. Presentaion gift in ink 192 Shanghai. 836 pgs. Scarce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Revised Edition, with Illustrations and.. Cloth. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Open Door Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00286704
- Title
- The Middle Kingdom a Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants.
- Author
- Williams, S. Wells Ll.d
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition, with Illustrations and.
- Publisher
- Charles Scibner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- CHINA ASIA CHINESE
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Asian Studies; China;
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