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CHINA WRIGHT (GEORGE NEWNHAM) The Chinese Empire Illustrated... displaying The Scenery, Architecture, Social Habits, &c. of that Ancient and Exclusive Nation, 2 vol., London Printing and Publishing Company, [c.1860]
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CHINA
WRIGHT (GEORGE NEWNHAM) The Chinese Empire Illustrated... displaying The Scenery, Architecture, Social Habits, &c. of that Ancient and Exclusive Nation, 2 vol., 4 engraved pictorial titles, 159 engraved plates by Thomas Allom, 3 folding maps hand-coloured in outline, a few plates lightly spotted, contemporary half morocco, 4to, London Printing and Publishing Company, [c.1860]
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Enlarged version of Wright's China, including plates of people, professions and punishments, capitalizing on increased public interest in China during the Second Opium War.





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