Dunn, Nathan, 1782-1844, "Ten thousand Chinese things.", 1844
- Title(s):
- "Ten thousand Chinese things." A descriptive catalogue of the Chinese collection, now exhibiting at St. George's Place, Hyde Park Corner; with condensed accounts of the genius, government, history, literature, agriculture, arts, trade, manners, customs, and social life of the people of the Celestial empire. By William B. Langdon ...
- Edition:
- Hundredth and one thousand.
- Published/Created:
- London, Printed for the proprietor, 1844.
- Physical Description:
- 1 p.l., [7]-170 p. front., plates. 22 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsDS714 D927 1844[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/207455
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- BAC : Plates by B.M. and P. Cruik, after W.H. Prior and A. Crowquill.
BAC : "Printed by G. M'Kewan."
Title also in Chinese at head of t.-p.
A private collection, made by Nathan Dunn and first exhibited in 1839 at the Philadelphia museum, whence it was removed to London in 1842.--Cf. Scharf and Westcott, History of Philadelphia, 1884, v. 2, p. 948-949. - Subject Terms:
- China -- Civilization.China -- Social life and customs.Molesworth, William, Sir, 1810–1855 -- Bookplate.
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