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Chinese life in their homeland
Original title : Chine chinois chez eux
- 27 x 18 cm
- 286 p.
- Percaline
110€
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AUBRY J.-B. Les chinois chez eux. Desclée, De Brouwer, Lille, circa 1890, fine percaline binding, decorated with mulberry leaves. Large octavo (27x18 cm). 286 pages, gilt edges, fresh interior, minor wear at head and tail of spine. Missionary apostolic in Guizhou. 30 letters written, most to his parish priest, between 1875 and 1882 on the customs, manners and descriptions of…
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- Format
- 27 x 18 cm
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- 286 p.
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- Percaline
Condition of this copy, as described by the bookseller
- minor wear at head and tail of spine
Bookseller’s description
AUBRY J.-B.
Les chinois chez eux.
Desclée, De Brouwer, Lille, circa 1890, fine percaline binding, decorated with mulberry leaves. Large octavo (27x18 cm). 286 pages, gilt edges, fresh interior, minor wear at head and tail of spine.
Missionary apostolic in Guizhou. 30 letters written, most to his parish priest, between 1875 and 1882 on the customs, manners and descriptions of this province.
The bookseller’s original description (in French)
AUBRY J.-B.
Les chinois chez eux.
Desclée, De Brouwer, Lille, vers 1890, belle reliure percaline, orné de feuilles de muriers. Grand in-8 (27x18). 286 page, tranches dorées, intérieur frais, petites usures en coiffes.
Missionnaire apostolique au Kouy-Tchéou. 30 lettres écrites, la plupart à son Curé, entre 1875 et 1882 sur les moeurs, coutumes, descriptions ce cette province.
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