Three years' wanderings in the northern provinces of China : including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries : with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, etc. / by Robert Fortune
by Fortune, Robert (1813-1880)
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London : J. Murray, 1987. Later Edition. Softcover. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Physical description; xiv, 406 pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations, mapages ; 23 cm. Subjects; Fortune, Robert (1813-1880). Fortune, Robert (1812-1880) Journeys China. Agriculture China. China Description and travel To 1900. China. Tea industry. Silk. Cotton (Textile). Agriculture. Horticulture. Voyages and travels. Camellia sinensis. Agriculture China. Horticulture China. Botany China. Agriculture China History 19th century. Botany. Travel. Geography. Climate. Cotton. Tea. Tea cultivation. Travel China. Plant collecting. Plant collectors. Economic plants. Expeditions. 19th century. China Description and travel. China. China Social life and customs 19th century. Northern China Description & travel (1843-1846) Personal observations. Genres; History. Illustrated.
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- Title
- Three years' wanderings in the northern provinces of China : including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries : with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, etc. / by Robert Fortune
- Author
- Fortune, Robert (1813-1880)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Later Edition
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1869945093
- ISBN 13
- 9781869945091
- Publisher
- London : J. Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
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