Author: J. Thomson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368192876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Illustrations of China and its People
Author: J. Thomson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368192876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368192876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
John Thomson
Author: John Thomson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780905788241
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780905788241
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
John Thomson's Illustrations of China and Its People
Author: Amber Emerson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Documentary photography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Documentary photography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Illustrations of China and its People
Author: J. Thomson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368192868
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368192868
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Illustrations of China and Its People ;... Two Hundred Photographs...
Through China with a Camera
Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. 4 of 4
Author: John Thomson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780666540737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Excerpt from Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. 4 of 4: A Series of Two Hundred Photographs, With Letterpress Descriptive of the Places and People Represented At the risk of being deemed impertinent, I may add, for the information of readers who have not had the good fortune to come in contact with educated Chinese, that Li-hung-chang possesses the cultivated polish and graceful courtesy which are invariably the attributes of a gentleman. But these, indeed, are qualities he shares in common with all mandarins of rank. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780666540737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Excerpt from Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. 4 of 4: A Series of Two Hundred Photographs, With Letterpress Descriptive of the Places and People Represented At the risk of being deemed impertinent, I may add, for the information of readers who have not had the good fortune to come in contact with educated Chinese, that Li-hung-chang possesses the cultivated polish and graceful courtesy which are invariably the attributes of a gentleman. But these, indeed, are qualities he shares in common with all mandarins of rank. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. 2 of 4
Author: J. Thomson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364934173
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Excerpt from Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. 2 of 4: A Series of Two Hundred Photographs, With Letterpress Descriptive of the Places and People Represented HE bamboo is one of the most serviceable plants of Southern China, for which reason I have assigned it an important place in this work. But its uses are not confined solely to the south, where it grows in greatest perfection. It figures extensively in the social economy of the people throughout the length and breadth Of the Empire. Were every other means of support withdrawn, except bamboos and rice, these two plants would supply the necessaries for Clothing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364934173
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Excerpt from Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. 2 of 4: A Series of Two Hundred Photographs, With Letterpress Descriptive of the Places and People Represented HE bamboo is one of the most serviceable plants of Southern China, for which reason I have assigned it an important place in this work. But its uses are not confined solely to the south, where it grows in greatest perfection. It figures extensively in the social economy of the people throughout the length and breadth Of the Empire. Were every other means of support withdrawn, except bamboos and rice, these two plants would supply the necessaries for Clothing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Chinese Art: The Impossible Collection
Author: Adrian Cheng
Publisher: Assouline Publishing
ISBN: 1614288844
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
While readers will come away from Chinese Art with a nuanced understanding of Chinese culture, the volume is also a work of art in its own right—a must-have collectible for any devotee of Chinese art and culture. Assouline’s Ultimate Collection is an homage to the art of luxury bookmaking—the oversized volume is hand-bound using traditional techniques, with several of the plates hand-tipped on art-quality paper and housed in a luxury silk clamshell.
Publisher: Assouline Publishing
ISBN: 1614288844
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
While readers will come away from Chinese Art with a nuanced understanding of Chinese culture, the volume is also a work of art in its own right—a must-have collectible for any devotee of Chinese art and culture. Assouline’s Ultimate Collection is an homage to the art of luxury bookmaking—the oversized volume is hand-bound using traditional techniques, with several of the plates hand-tipped on art-quality paper and housed in a luxury silk clamshell.
Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. 3 of 4
Author: John Thomson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282401535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Excerpt from Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. 3 of 4: A Series of Two Hundred Photographs, With Letterpress Descriptive of the Places and People Represented Ince is69, the date at which the previous illustration was taken, the foreign settlement at Shanghai has been steadily improving. No. 8 is a photograph executed in is72, and designed to give some notion of the improvements to which reference has been made. At least two new buildings have been erected within the past four years, one being the Oriental Bank, bisected by the flagstaff in the picture. The View was taken from behind the gate of the public gardens. No. 9 shows the style of buildings at the southern extremity of the Bund, and the State of the ground fronting them in 1869. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282401535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Excerpt from Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. 3 of 4: A Series of Two Hundred Photographs, With Letterpress Descriptive of the Places and People Represented Ince is69, the date at which the previous illustration was taken, the foreign settlement at Shanghai has been steadily improving. No. 8 is a photograph executed in is72, and designed to give some notion of the improvements to which reference has been made. At least two new buildings have been erected within the past four years, one being the Oriental Bank, bisected by the flagstaff in the picture. The View was taken from behind the gate of the public gardens. No. 9 shows the style of buildings at the southern extremity of the Bund, and the State of the ground fronting them in 1869. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.