Published by John Murray, London, 1844 8vo. The Memoirs of Father Ripa, during Thirteen Years' Residence at the Court of Peking in the Service of the Emperor of China; with an account of the foundation of the college for the education of young Chinese at Naples; selected and translated from the Italian, by Fortunato Prandi (1844). vi, 158 p.; viii, 160 p.; 18 cm. Very rare book. With an English ex libris and another ex libris signed by an Italian writer and historian who spent decades in China and Hong Kong. At the end of the book a philatelic emission which commemorates the Centenary of the Xinhai Revolution in China. Seller Inventory # 0454678

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Title: Memoirs of Father Ripa During Thirteen Years...

Publisher: Murray, London

Publication Date: 1844

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition.

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