R logan jack (10 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: n/a. Reprint. The Back Blocks of China, a narrative of experiences among the Chinese, Sifans, Lobs, Tibetans, Slums and Kachins, in the lands between Shanghai and the Irrawadi. In 1900 a party of British citizens fleeing the Boxer Rebellion left China using the back door. This unusual group of escapees, consisting of business people and engineers, saw the country they traversed from a different point of view than that of the usual travellers of the time. As they crossed parts of China previously unseen by Europeans, they observed and recorded their experiences. These records have produced a unique source book showing inner China and the borderlands with Burma of 100 years ago. The text is enriched with two maps and by 28 photos taken by members of the group. 269 pp. Tape residue marks on front and rear endpapers; light tanning of cover; otherwise internally a new/unread copy. Size: 21 x 15 cm.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Book Condition: New, Bangkok 2008 repr. from 1904; 303 pp., 16 pp. illus., 1 folded map, 150 x 210 mm, pbk. Weight 0.500 Kgs. Jack, R. Logan; Back Blocks of China, the: A Narrative of Experiences among the Chinese, Sifans, Lolos, Tibetans, Shans and Kachins, between Shanghai and the Irrawadi. The book offers narratives of experiences among the Chinese, Sifans, Lolos, Tibetans, Shans and Kachins, in the lands between Shanghai and the Irrawaddy. In 1900, a party of British citizens fleeing the Boxer Rebellion left China using the back-door. This unusual group of escapees, consisting of business people and engineers, viewed the country that they traversed from a standpoint that was different from that of the usual travelers of the time. As they crossed parts of China previously unseen by Europeans, they observed and recorded their experiences. These records have produced a unique source book showing inner China and the borderlands with Burma of 100 years ago. The text is enriched with two maps and by 28 photographs taken by members of the group. …

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 258 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

London 1902, Geographic Journal. Recent blue stiff wrs, very clean, extracted article, pp.249-278, 15.5 x 24.5 cm., solid large fold out map, 8 b.w. photos.

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Backstrip torn. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1800grams, ISBN.…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xxii, 269, [1], [2] ads, 16 (Arnold catalogue); largely unopened; frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 15 plates showing 27 illustrations from photographs; original pictorial black cloth stamped in red and gilt on upper cover, in gilt on spine; a very good, sound, and clean copy. "The author and three others were prospecting along the Upper Yangtze in Szechuan when the Boxer Rebellion broke out. At the urgent prompting of the British Consul at Chung King they fled through Eastern Tibet to Bhamo on the Burmese frontier" (Yakushi). Yakushi J-03.…