1899 The Yangtze Valley and Beyond Mrs J F Bishop Isabella Bird First Edition...

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Yangtze Valley and Beyond Mrs. J. F. Bishop [Isabella Bird] 1899 John Murray : London 9.5" by 7" xv [2], 2-557pp SUMMARY The first edition of Isabella Bird's account of her travels up the Yangtze river, illustrated throughout with photographic images. Colour Plates,First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION Illustrated with a folding colour map, and one-hundred and sixteen photographic plates. Collated, complete.Bird travelled around China between 1896 and 1897, spending eight months on the Yangtze river. She details her journey along the river and to Shanghai, Ningbo, Hangzhou, Nankou, and Yichang.Bird includes discussion of Hangchow medical mission hospitals - where she meets a man with elephantiasis - Chinese charities, opium, and the Protestant missions in China.Widely travelled, Bird was the first woman to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.Retaining the tipped in errata leaf.A smart copy of Bird's account of her final overseas adventure, the work for which she is best remembered. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with tide marks to tail of back strip, tail of front board, and tail of rear board, penetrating to pastedowns and blanks. Small splits in cloth to head of back strip. Hinges strained but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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