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.
de Fortune, Robert
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- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray, 1847. Second edition. Illustrated, a map, an extra engraved title page, three tinted lithograph plates, several small text engravings, octavo, pp xxiv, (ii), 420, (2), + publisher's catalogue of 16 pages, the frontispiece are rather foxed, the other plates slightly foxed, a little age-toned internally, original embossed and gilt cloth refurbished, slightly marked and worn, neatly rebacked with most of the original spine laid down, the original endpapers retained, two signatures on the front endpaper, including that of John Whittington, possibly the original owner. [This second edition was a little enlarged].. Second edition. Cloth. Good.
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- Librería
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 018167
- Título
- 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.
- Autor
- Fortune, Robert
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Edición
- Second edition
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1847
- Palabras clave
- plant.hunting.planthunting.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel; Planthunting; Victorian;
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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