Search Results: comprehensive geography of the chinese empire by richard l

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

T'usewei Press, 1908-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Few pages shows markings.

Shanghai.: T'Usewei Press.. 1st English language edition.. 1908.. Original green cloth covered boards, stamped and lettered in black, xviii + 713pp. index, appendices, 42 black & white illustrations including maps, plans & diagrams, statistical tables. Lacks the four folding coloured maps. With the stamp of the Societas Sancti Columbani on the front free endpaper. Some browning to text block edges and endpapers, head & tail of spine tender, cloth has small split at the top of the gutter, still a good firm binding, of an uncommon title. 24 x 16cm. First published in 1905 as 'Geographie de l'Empire de Chine, this first edition in English was translated by M. Kennelly. .

Shanghai.: T'usewei Press.. 1st English language edition.. 1908.. 4 coloured folding maps, in pockets at the front & rear inner covers. Original green cloth covered boards, stamped and lettered in black, xviii + 713pp. index, appendices, 42 black & white illustrations including maps, plans & diagrams, statistical tables. Some browning to text block edges and endpapers, head & tail of spine frayed but neatly re-enforced, cloth splitting along part of the gutter, still a good firm binding First published in 1905 as 'Geographie de l'Empire de Chine, this first edition in English was translated by M. Kennelly. The large map of the 18 Provinces is in 7 colours 58.4 x 53.3cm, Physical and Political Map of China and Dependencies: in 5 colours 38.1 x 26.6cm. Map of the Hupeh Plain in 5 colours 24 x 20.3cm and Map of the Yangtze Basin in 5 colours, 24 x 20.3cm .

Shanghai 1908, T'usewei Press. Green cloth, very good, 713p. index, appendices,5 color folding maps,42 b.w. maps & diags. illustrations, 50 tables. Trans. by M. Kennelly. book plate: THE PAYSON J. TREAT COLLECTION, college stamped title page. An excellent scholarly study, covering the territory in much depth. Addressing the description, notes on eighteen provinces, by regions, description of all aspects of the flora, fauna, population, geological constitution,Orography, climate, hydrology, mineral wealth &c. * It gives a physical and political outline of China and its dependencies, giving a detailed description of each province. It is illustrated with deveral sketch-maps in the text and contains 12 references to Korea. * Also covers Mongolia and Manchuria. A very useful resource. * SPECIAL EDITION: COMPLETE WITH ALL FIVE LARGE FOLDING MAPS. While the list of maps calls for 4 large color folding maps, this special copy actually has 5 large color folding maps, including one not listed on… Read More