| Barrow's Travels in China. an Investigation Into the Origin and Authenticity in Travels in China, by J. Barrow Preceded by a Inquiry Into the Nature o Contributor(s): Proudfoot, William Jardine (Author), Barrow, John Bart (Author) |
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ISBN: 1241372527 ISBN-13: 9781241372521 Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions OUR PRICE: $22.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.77 lbs) 190 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Title: "Barrow's Travels in China." An investigation into the origin and authenticity of the "facts and observations" related in a work entitled "Travels in China, by J. Barrow" ... preceded by a preliminary inquiry into the nature of the "powerful motive" of the same author, and its influence on his duties at the Chinese capital, as comptroller to the British Embassy in 1793.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Proudfoot, William Jardine; Barrow, John Bart; 1861. 8 . 10056.bb.26. |