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Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 46 pages. Barrow offers a brisk and often unsparing account of the 1816â"17 embassy to China, using the mission as a lens through which to observe Chinese manners, urban life, and official culture. His commentary ranges from the foibles of travel writers such as Henry Ellis - whose hurried prose he gently skewers - to vivid descriptions of crowded riverbanks, salt pyramids, public punishments, and the noisy curiosity of spectators. The article contrasts the harshness of certain legal practices with the evident warmth of family life, and notes the embassyâs awkward position as both honoured guests and tightly managed outsiders. Barrowâs tone is lively, sceptical, and occasionally amused, capturing early nineteenthâ'century British impressions of a civilisation both ancient and enigmatic. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 26 cms. Category: Quarterly Review; Special Interest. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Beijing, China Pictorial, 1980, Fol., etwa 250 S., mit 211 farbigen Abbildungen, goldgeprägter Original-Seideneinband mit Blütenzweigen in schöner Erhaltung mit Original-Schutzumschlag in guter Erhaltung in gemusterter Original-Seidenkassette mit Elfenbeinschließen (Kassette etwas nachgedunkelt und am linken Rand des Vorderdeckels beschädigt) *Nr. 225 / 700 Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe / Deluxe Edition. *Bildband China / Chinesische Szenen.