Three years in western China; a narrative of three journeys in Ssu-ch'uan, Kuei-chow, and Yun-nan . With an introduction by Archibald Little

Hosie, Alexander

Published by Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1890

About this Item

First American edition, 8vo, pp. xxxiv, [2], 302, [2], [4] ads; 8 plates from photos by Mrs. Archibald Little and John Thomson, folding color map; original pictorial blue cloth stamped in red and silver; light overall wear, front free endpaper with 2 small tape repairs, light occasional spotting, otherwise good and sound. Hosie was a consul to China and a respected plant collector. During his time in Ch'ung-k'ing (Chongqing) he made excursions totaling over five thousand miles. "Isolated and lonely in this far western province of Szechwan (Sichuan), he soon realized the need, and the opportunity, of devoting himself to some absorbing preoccupation. At much risk, he set out on a series of travels in the interior, making full notes as he journeyed of the geography and products of the country. This resulted in his first book, Three Years in Western China (1889), which passed through two editions. In it he described for the first time the trade and showed the potentialities of those little-known regions" (DNB). At the back is a 52-page section on Exercises in the Pho Language, and a 4-page section on Opium Cultivation in China and India. Yakushi H425.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three years in western China; a narrative of three journeys in Ssu-ch'uan, Kuei-chow, and Yun-nan . With an introduction by Archibald Little
• Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1890
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