The Chinese Empire

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. Second Edition. 8vo., 2 volumes; VG-; spine paneled blue leather with gilt tooling, red label with gilt lettering; 3/4 bound with blue cloth boards, some damage to both spines, including wear to ribs and panels, wear at edges, and cracking at head and tail; boards have bumping to corners; volume 1 has… Ler mais sobre este item

First English editions. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. London. 1855. Two volumes. Octavo. half title, title, xxxii, 421pp, folding coloured map frontispiece (with no tears); half title, title, viii, 440pp, 24pp publisher's catalogue. Original blind tooled blue cloth, "Bound by Edmonds and Remnants, London" plate to rep, a little bumped, rubbed to edges, corners and spine. Gilt… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Longman Brown Green Longmans. VG books. 1st ed. Both in contemporary binding of full tan calf.. 1855. 1st edition.. Hardcover. VG books. Gilted board edges, board borders double gilt ruled. Marbled eps & all three text block edges. 9"x5.5", 421,440pp. . Clean & bright set. Likely never read as both text blocks stay closed when books stood on their… Ler mais sobre este item

Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1970. Facsimile reprint of the second (1855) edition of this classic account of Chinese civilization seen through Western eyes: Huc was a French Catholic missionary who spent several years in Tibet & China; his accounts, for a while thought to be exaggerated, are well-regarded today. Two volume set, complete, hardcover in full black cloth… Ler mais sobre este item

Hesperides Press, 2006. paperback. gebraucht, sehr gut Fotomechanischer Nachdruck der Ausgabe London 1860. 13,97 x 3,30 x 21,59.

Kennikat Press, 1970. 2nd. 0804610959. VG. Hardcovers / No jackets / Former owner's stamp within / underlining

Longman, Brown, Green & L. Used - Good. Good condition. New edition. (China, Tibet, History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1859. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A very good copy in brown pebbled cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and with bevelled edges. A bookplate has been removed from the front fixed end-paper. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xxviii,556. Frontispiece. Title page vignette. This is a sequel to… Ler mais sobre este item

1970. HUC, M. THE CHINESE EMPIRE: Forming a Sequel to the Work entitled "Recollections of a Journey Through Tartary and Thibet." In Two Volumes. Second edition. Port Washington, NY/London: Kennikat Press, (1970). Later printing. 8vo., black cloth, spine in gilt; xxxii + 421, viii + 440 pp. Slight spotting to cloth; very good, solid copies with clean texts, but… Ler mais sobre este item

London:: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans,, 1855.. First edition.. old half morocco and marbled boards.. The folding map is brittle and has some tissue repairs to the verso along folds, and some unrepaired splits. Joints rubbed and the front cover to Vol. I is nearly detached; tiny chips at extremities of spines.. 8vo,. Large folding map (with… Ler mais sobre este item

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, 1855. In two volumes. 8vo (22.1 x 14.3 cm). 893 pp.; coloured folding map. Original uniform blue cloth, embossed with flower-like pattern, and gilt title on the spines. Although stated to be a sequel it is in fact a complete work, as it deals with China only. Huc was one of the first to… Ler mais sobre este item

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Longman, Brown a.o. London. 1855. First edition. 2 volumes. 8vo.. pp. xxxii, 421, (i). Folding coloured map; viii, 440. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, the spines unlettered and faded, top edges gilt, contents uncut, a nice set.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. A very good copy, plates and text are clean and crisp.. Binding: contemporary full cloth, flat spine with title in gilt. Paste down end paper with advertisements,, Size: 8vo, Illustration: 1 map hand coloured in outline depicting China at the time., Volume: 2, Pages: Volume 1. P. half-title, printer’s imprint,… Ler mais sobre este item

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.