Sketches of Chinese Customs & Manners, in 1811-12, Taken on the Spot; and Interspersed with a Variety of Curious Occurrences, During a Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Pulo Penang, China, Canton, Whompoa, and Saint Helena: With Some Account of the Ladrones; in a Series of Letters to a Friend at Palermo, and Dedicated to Sir George Staunton, BartJ. Browne, 1814 - 370 Seiten |
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