INVENTORY #151166
The Adventures of a Chinaman
VERNE, Jules; CHAMPLIN, Virginia (trans.); BENETT, Leon (illus.)
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Original French title "Les Tribulations d'un Chinoies en Chine" or "The Tribulations of a Chinese in China." While the title was changed to "The Adventures of a Chinaman," note that "Tribulations" appears on page tops. Cover shows the characters on the junk "Sam-Yep" before a golden sunset on a calm sea. This novel contains a vast amount of general information about China and the customs described would have been of much interest to the West. Taves & Michaluk V020.
Publication Info
- Publisher: Lee and Shepard; Charles T. Dillingham
- Edition: n/a
- Date Published: 1889
- Place Published: Boston; New York
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
vi, 271, [9] p. 19 cm. Frontispiece, title vignette and 49 other b&w plates. Green cloth with black, grey and gold impressing. Mylar wrap (removed for photo). A little wear to corners and spine ends. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. Light stains to endpapers and mild spotting to text block edges. Occasional thumbing and soiling to pages. Tear and crease at top of Contents page and p. 1.