China: human geography – Allom (T.), The Chinese Empire, His...

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China: human geography – Allom (T.), The Chinese Empire, Historical and Descriptive, Illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Chinese in a Series of Steel Engravings, from Original Sketches, London, London Printing and Publishing Co., 2 vols in 1 n. d. (1850), 4to, Vol. I; xl + 106pp; Vol. II: xxxii + 116pp, 2 folding maps (one detached) 150 engr. plates, bound half leather over maroon boards, gilt vignette and title to frnt board, five raised bands to spine with gilt titles, covers slightly bumped and runbnbbed, wear to corners (1)