A Residence among the Chinese - Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea - Being a narrative of scenes and adventures during a third visit to China, From 1853 to 1856.

FORTUNE (robert)

Published by London, John Murray, Albemarle Street,1857. Reprinted by Ch’eng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1971.

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1 volume in-12, 440 pp., with illustrations, blue cloth, in very good condition. A narrative of Scenes and adventure during the author s third visit to China, from 1853 to 1856, which takes him from coast, near the five major ports, inland to the green and black tea countries. His narrative includes descriptions of tea cultivation, the care and rearing of silkworms, and the production of silk, along with details of daily life wherever he travels. Seller Inventory # 3862

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Title: A Residence among the Chinese - Inland, on ...

Publisher: London, John Murray, Albemarle Street,1857. Reprinted by Ch eng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1971.

Binding: Hardcover