The Golden Cheronese and the Way Thither

Bird, Isabella L.

Published by G.P. Putnam's Son, 1883

Condition: Fair Hardcover

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The Golden Cheronese and the Way Thither By Isabelle L. Bird with Map and Illustrations, G.P. Putnam s Sons, New York, 1883, frontispiece, 15 engravings with folding map in rear, 483 pp plus publisher s list, brick colored illustrated cloth, 8 x 5.75 , 8vo. In fair condition. Antiquarian ex-library of Bigelow Free Public Library. Plate pasted on front board. Light wear to extremities with scuffing to edges and corners. Light crushing to spine ends with minor soiling to surface of cloth. End papers quite toned. Internally good with light toning at edges and minor instances of foxing. Poorly repaired leaf 253-54 with non-archival tape. Free of known markings. Binding shaken but intact. Please see photos. An epistolary account by the famous woman traveler of the late part of her 1879 trip to the Far East, presenting her observations on Hong Kong, Canton, Saigon, and the Malay Peninsula. Observations on the criminal classes of Hong Kong, night life of Canton, Naam-hoi prison, punishment and torture, Portuguese missionaries, Anamite life, European life in Saigon, the Malacca jungle, opium farming, slavery and local flora and fauna are included. Seller Inventory # COLT1883AFLX

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Title: The Golden Cheronese and the Way Thither

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Son

Publication Date: 1883

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

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Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore.

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