Around the world with eyes wide open : the wonders of the world pictured by pen and pencil. [Across a continent & an ocean;Land of the sunrise;The interior of Japan;The land of the pig-tail (China);Strangest of strange cities;Language & literature in the Middle Kingdom;In the Malay archipelago;The spicy breezes of Ceylon;First impressions of India;In the Himalayas;The wonders of interior India;The Queen of the East & Indian mosaics;Farewell to India, greeting to Egypt;The historic Nile & the excavator's pick-axe;The Great Pyramids & the ancient Egyptians;Pilgrims in Palestine, the Holy City;Peopls & places of the South & North;By saddle & tent;The eye of the East;In Asia Minor;A reign of terror (Armenia);Amidst the classic ruins of Greece]

Tupper, H. Allen (Henry Allen), 1856-1927 [with Louis Klopsch, etc]

Published by New York : Christian Herald, Bible House, 1898, 1898

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464 p. illus. 23 cm. ; LC: G440; Dewey: 910.41; decorative green and red embossed cloth boards ; no dustjacket ; "I decided, in my journeyings, frequently to turn aside from the usual route pursued by the globe-trotter: to rough it while studying the customs and characteristics of natives far from the treaty ports: systematically to record my impressions and the results of my study, on the ground, day by day, while they were fresh in my mind: to illustrate these strange scenes and interesting studies both by the pen and the photographic art." ; Contents: Across a continent and an ocean -- Land of the sunrise -- The interior of Japan -- The land of the pig-tail -- Strangest of strange cities -- Language and literature in the Middle Kingdom -- In the Malay archipelago -- The spicy breezes of Ceylon -- First impressions of India -- In the Himalayas -- The wonders of interior India -- The Queen of the East and Indian mosaics -- Farewell to India, greeting to Egypt -- The historic Nile and the excavator's pick-axe -- The Great Pyramids and the ancient Egyptians -- Pilgrims in Palestine, the Holy City -- Peopls and places of the South and North -- By saddle and tent -- The eye of the East -- In Asia Minor -- A reign of terror (Armenia) -- Amidst the classic ruins of Greece -- A gem of the seas -- The city of the Caesars -- Genoa and Gibraltar ; a photograph on nearly every page, many of local peoples, street scenes and home life, many fine photographic portraits of women, and a few images showing horrific scenes of prisoners, beheadings, executions etc ; text sometimes includes some very interesting, rarely seen things, such as a seven-stanza poem entirely in Chinese pidgin English (!) ; very worn covers ; book signatures all nearly loose, but present ; scarce, but in very POOR condition. Seller Inventory # 006095

Bibliographic Details

Title: Around the world with eyes wide open : the ...

Publisher: New York : Christian Herald, Bible House, 1898

Publication Date: 1898

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Book Type: Book