The Yangtze Valley and beyond. An account of Journeys in China, chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and among the Man-Tze of the Somo Territory.
by BISHOP, J. F. [i. e. BIRD, Isabella]
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
8°. XV, 557 p. folded with 1 multip. Card and 116, partly whole. Fig. Green OLn. with gold embossed. Lid and Back title, lid with red, gold embossed linen application. First and last pages slightly foxing, otherwise well preserved and near fine. EA. Henze I, 268f. - First edition of the travel report of the "rapless English world travelers" (Henze) Isabella Bird (1831-1904), married Bishop. She writes in the foreword: "These journeys in China [concluding in 1897], of which the following pages are the record, were undertaken for recreation and interest exclusively, after some months of severe traveling in Korea."
Isabella Lucy Bird (1831-1904), writing under the name "Mrs J. F. Bishop," journeyed around China in 1896-97, including eight months spent on the Yangtze, as part of a three-year tour of East Asia. In the present work. She chronicles her journey along the river westwards from Shanghai, via Ningbo, Hangzhou, Nankou, and Yichang. At Wanxian, Bird left the river and headed due west to the territory of the Miao people, before heading south to pick up the river again at Chongqing. Throughout, she displays a discerning eye for detail, immersing her readers in everything from cultural customs to the economic impact of the opening of treaty ports. The illustrations are mostly made according to photographic shots. At the beginning d. 1. Chapter with attached kl. Errata note.
Isabella Lucy Bird (1831-1904), writing under the name "Mrs J. F. Bishop," journeyed around China in 1896-97, including eight months spent on the Yangtze, as part of a three-year tour of East Asia. In the present work. She chronicles her journey along the river westwards from Shanghai, via Ningbo, Hangzhou, Nankou, and Yichang. At Wanxian, Bird left the river and headed due west to the territory of the Miao people, before heading south to pick up the river again at Chongqing. Throughout, she displays a discerning eye for detail, immersing her readers in everything from cultural customs to the economic impact of the opening of treaty ports. The illustrations are mostly made according to photographic shots. At the beginning d. 1. Chapter with attached kl. Errata note.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 250
- Title
- The Yangtze Valley and beyond. An account of Journeys in China, chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and among the Man-Tze of the Somo Territory.
- Author
- BISHOP, J. F. [i. e. BIRD, Isabella]
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- Large 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Travel and Exploration, Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women's studies;
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