My Last Cruise; or Where We Went and What We Saw: Being an account of Visits to the Malay and Loo-Choo Islands, the Coasts of China, Formosa, Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia and the Mouth of the Amoor River.
by HABERSHAM, A.W
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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
Philadelphia.: Lippincott.. 1857.. 29 full page black and white engravings, including Bathing Scene in Japan and an engraved title page, 507pp, title page little creased and soiled, upper hinge starting, occasional light spotting, professionally rebound in modern maroon cloth. The author Lieutenant A.W. Habersham of the US Navy was an officer on the North Pacific Surveying and Exploring Expedition. This account of the expedition is a fascinating and pleasing read and full of detail of the people, their customs and the sights seen. Includes chapters on Cape Town, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai (including an encounter with pirates), Japan, Kamtschatka and the northern Russian shores. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124314
- Title
- My Last Cruise; or Where We Went and What We Saw: Being an account of Visits to the Malay and Loo-Choo Islands, the Coasts of China, Formosa, Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia and the Mouth of the Amoor River.
- Author
- HABERSHAM, A.W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lippincott.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia.
- Date Published
- 1857.
- Keywords
- China, East Asia, Japan, Malaya, zz_Gallery_Antiquarian, zz_ListOn_eBay
- Bookseller catalogs
- China_Collectable; Japan_Collectable;
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Asia Bookroom is a large open shop specialising in books on Asia. We also have smaller sections on the Middle East and the Pacific. Our stock ranges from antiquarian books through to new books. We also carry ephemera relating to Asia including an interesting range of 19th and 20th Century ephemera published in East Asia in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.