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1. Travels in China : containing descriptions, observations and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton, in which it is attempted to appreciate the rank that this extraordinary empire may be considered to hold in the scale of civilized nations ... / by John Barrow ... ; illustrated with several engravings.

Travels in China : containing descriptions, observations and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton, in which it is attempted to appreciate the rank that this extraordinary empire may be considered to hold in the scale of civilized nations ... / by John Barrow ... ; illustrated with several engravings.

Creator:: Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848
Date:: 1804
Physical Description:: x, [2], 632 p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill., port. ; 27 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The costume of China : illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings / by William Alexander.

The costume of China : illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings / by William Alexander.

Creator:: Alexander, William, 1767–1816
Date:: 1805
Physical Description:: [10] pages, [48] leaves, [48] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 34 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. China : its costume, arts, manufactures, etc. / edited principally from the originals in the cabinet of the late M. Bertin ; with observations explanatory, historical, and literary by M. Breton ; translated from the French ...

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Creator:: Breton, M. (Jean Baptiste Joseph)
Date:: 1813
Physical Description:: 4 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. China : containing illustrations of the manners, customs, character, and costumes of the people of that Empire.

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Date:: [1823]
Physical Description:: 2 v. : col. ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts