The Chinese

Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1909. Hardcover. VG Cover shows shelf wear, bookblock seperating from spine. Pages show age toning. Previous owners name and inscription written on inside front cover and ffep. Green cloth boards with white lettering. 441 pages : frontispiece, plates, portraits, maps. Contents-Ch. I. Daily life of foreigners in China -- Ch. II. The Portuguese and Camoens in China -- Ch. III. Incidents of daily life among the Chinese -- Ch. IV. Chinese humor -- Ch. V. China, political and picturesque -- Ch. VI. Chinese art and literature -- Ch. VII. Modern commerce and business in China -- Ch. VIII. Climate and diseases of South China -- Ch. IX. Chinese religion and superstitution -- Ch. X. Japan's commercial example to China -- Ch. XI. The mirror of the past. (Inventory #: 181930)