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China Hands and Old Cantons

John M. Carroll

This fascinating history explores the wide range of views of Britons in late-imperial China as they chafed under the restrictions imposed by the Canton System. John M. Carroll brings a…

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A Method of Making Artificial Magnets Without the Use of Natural Ones. Communicated to the Royal Society by John Canton, M.A. and Fellow of the Said Society.

John Canton

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

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The Awakening

John Canton

After taking part in a science experiment that should have only lasted hours, Alex wakes to a world very different from the one he left behind. Everyone he’s ever known…

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The Awakening

John Canton

After taking part in a science experiment that should have only lasted hours, Alex wakes to a world very different from the one he left behind. Everyone he’s ever known…

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Traites Sur Les Aimans Artificiels (1752)

John Michell,John Canton

This Book Is In French. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of…

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Traites Sur Les Aimans Artificiels (1752)

John Michell,John Canton

This Book Is In French. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of…

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Canton Days

John M. Carroll

The first comprehensive history of the British community in China from the mid-1700s to the end of the Opium War in 1842, this book challenges common assumptions about the British…

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Canton Days

John M. Carroll

The first comprehensive history of the British community in China from the mid-1700s to the end of the Opium War in 1842, this book challenges common assumptions about the British…

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Walks in the City of Canton

John Henry Gray

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1875 Original Publisher: De Souza

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Walks in the City of Canton

John Henry Gray

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Fourteen Months in Canton

John Henry Gray

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Walks in the City of Canton

John Henry Gray

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Fourteen Months in Canton … with Illustrations.

John Henry Gray

Title: Fourteen Months in Canton … With illustrations.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s largest…

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Walks in the City of Canton … With an itinerary.

John Henry Gray

Title: Walks in the City of Canton … With an itinerary.

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

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The Retrospect: A Poem in Four Cantons

John Ap Thomas Jones

The Retrospect - A Poem in Four Cantons is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such…

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Fourteen Months in Canton

John Henry Gray

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John Henry Gray

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China Hands and Old Cantons: Britons and the Middle Kingdom

John M. Carroll

This fascinating history explores the wide range of views of Britons in late-imperial China as they chafed under the restrictions imposed by the Canton System. John M. Carroll brings a…

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Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System

John D. Wong (The University of Hong Kong)

A comprehensive study of the prominent Chinese merchant Houqua, whose trading network and financial connections stretched from China to India, America and Britain. John D. Wong examines the dynamics of…

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Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System

John D. Wong (The University of Hong Kong)

A comprehensive study of the prominent Chinese merchant Houqua, whose trading network and financial connections stretched from China to India, America and Britain. John D. Wong examines the dynamics of…

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Genealogical Record of the Family of Koelliker of Herrliburg, District Meilen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland

John Jacob Hess

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Genealogical Record of the Family of Koelliker of Herrliburg, District Meilen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland

John Jacob Hess

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An English and Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For the Use of Those Who Wish to Learn the Spoken Language of Canton Province (1859)

John Chalmers

""An English And Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For The Use Of Those Who Wish To Learn The Spoken Language Of Canton Province"" is a language reference book written by John Chalmers and…

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An English and Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For the Use of Those Who Wish to Learn the Spoken Language of Canton Province (1859)

John Chalmers

""An English And Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary"" is a language learning resource designed for individuals who are interested in learning the spoken language of Canton Province. The book was originally published in…

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Guide Book for the Tourist and Traveler Over the Valley Railway!: The Short Line Between Cleveland, Akron and Canton, 1880

John S. Reese

Founded in 1871 by a group of entrepreneurs from Cleveland, Akron and Canton, the Valley Railway paralleled the Cuyahoga River Valley. This work provides a corporate history of the Valley…

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Sketches of China; Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Observations Relative to the

John Francis Davis

Title: Sketches of China; partly during an inland journey of four months, between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; with notices and observations relative to the present war.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print…

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An English and Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For the Use of Those Who Wish to Learn the Spoken Language of Canton Province (1859)

John Chalmers

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…

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An English and Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For the Use of Those Who Wish to Learn the Spoken Language of Canton Province (1859)

John Chalmers

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1859 Edition.

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The Contest of Legs; Or Diplomatics in China. in a Letter from Zephaniah Bull at Canton to John Bull at Home. by Peter Pindar Esq.

Peter Pindar

Title: The Contest of Legs; or Diplomatics in China. In a letter from Zephaniah Bull at Canton to John Bull at home. By Peter Pindar Esq.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print…

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Archeological Investigations at Engineer Cantonment: Winter Quarters of the 1819-1820 Long Expedition, Eastern Nebraska

An account of the 1819-1820 Long Expedition stay at Engineer Cantonment and the site’s archeological discovery and exploration.

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Travels in China: Containing Descriptions, Observations and Comparisons Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey from Pekin to Canton.

Sir John Barrow

Title: Travels in China: containing descriptions, observations and comparisons made and collected in the course of a short residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-min-yuen, and on a subsequent journey…

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Travels in China: containing descriptions, observations and comparisons made and collected in the course of a short residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-min-yuen, and on a subsequent journey from Pekin to Canton.

Sir John Barrow

Title: Travels in China: containing descriptions, observations and comparisons made and collected in the course of a short residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-min-yuen, and on a subsequent journey…

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Sketches of China: Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Observations Relative to the Present War, Volume 1

John Francis Davis, Sir

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Sketches of China; Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Observations Relative to the Present War. Vol. I - War College Series

John Francis Bart Davis

This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought…

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Truth Matters: Essays in Honour of Jacques Maritain

Drawing upon the richness and breadth of Jacques Maritain’s thought, the contributors to this volume engage readers with philosophical essays about the search for truth in human life and civic…

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The China Pilot. the Coasts of China and Tartary, from Canton River to the Sea of Okhotsk; With the Adjacent Islands. Compiled from Various Sources, But Chiefly from the Surveys of Captain Collinson … Second Edition. (Revised by J. W. King.).

John William King,William Thornton Bate,Edward Belcher

Title: The China Pilot. The coasts of China and Tartary, from Canton River to the Sea of Okhotsk; with the adjacent islands. Compiled from various sources, but chiefly from the…

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Travels in China

John Barrow

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John Barrow

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Sketches of China

John Francis Davis

Davis's sketches of China, based on his travels through the country in the midst of a war, provide a fascinating glimpse into Chinese culture and society at the time. With…

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The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, and the State of Europe During the Early Part of the Reign of Louis XIV

Robert Vaughan

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The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, and the State of Europe During the Early Part of the Reign of Louis XIV

Robert Vaughan

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Three Weeks on the West River of Canton. Compiled from the Journals of REV. Dr. Legge, Dr. Palmer and Mr. Tsang Kwei-Hwan, Etc.

James Legge,John Linton Palmer

Title: Three Weeks on the West River of Canton. Compiled from the journals of Rev. Dr. Legge, Dr. Palmer and Mr. Tsang Kwei-Hwan, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British…

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China Hands and Old Cantons

A Method of Making Artificial Magnets Without the Use of Natural Ones. Communicated to the Royal Society by John Canton, M.A. and Fellow of the Said Society.

The Awakening

The Awakening

Traites Sur Les Aimans Artificiels (1752)

Traites Sur Les Aimans Artificiels (1752)

Canton Days

Canton Days

Walks in the City of Canton

Walks in the City of Canton

Fourteen Months in Canton

Walks in the City of Canton

Fourteen Months in Canton … with Illustrations.

Walks in the City of Canton … With an itinerary.

The Retrospect: A Poem in Four Cantons

Fourteen Months in Canton

Fourteen Months in Canton

China Hands and Old Cantons: Britons and the Middle Kingdom

Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System

Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System

Genealogical Record of the Family of Koelliker of Herrliburg, District Meilen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland

Genealogical Record of the Family of Koelliker of Herrliburg, District Meilen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland

An English and Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For the Use of Those Who Wish to Learn the Spoken Language of Canton Province (1859)

An English and Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For the Use of Those Who Wish to Learn the Spoken Language of Canton Province (1859)

Guide Book for the Tourist and Traveler Over the Valley Railway!: The Short Line Between Cleveland, Akron and Canton, 1880

Sketches of China; Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Observations Relative to the

An English and Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For the Use of Those Who Wish to Learn the Spoken Language of Canton Province (1859)

An English and Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For the Use of Those Who Wish to Learn the Spoken Language of Canton Province (1859)

The Contest of Legs; Or Diplomatics in China. in a Letter from Zephaniah Bull at Canton to John Bull at Home. by Peter Pindar Esq.

Archeological Investigations at Engineer Cantonment: Winter Quarters of the 1819-1820 Long Expedition, Eastern Nebraska

Travels in China: Containing Descriptions, Observations and Comparisons Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey from Pekin to Canton.

Travels in China: containing descriptions, observations and comparisons made and collected in the course of a short residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-min-yuen, and on a subsequent journey from Pekin to Canton.

Sketches of China: Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Observations Relative to the Present War, Volume 1

Sketches of China; Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Observations Relative to the Present War. Vol. I - War College Series

Truth Matters: Essays in Honour of Jacques Maritain

The China Pilot. the Coasts of China and Tartary, from Canton River to the Sea of Okhotsk; With the Adjacent Islands. Compiled from Various Sources, But Chiefly from the Surveys of Captain Collinson … Second Edition. (Revised by J. W. King.).

Travels in China

Travels in China

Sketches of China

The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, and the State of Europe During the Early Part of the Reign of Louis XIV

The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, and the State of Europe During the Early Part of the Reign of Louis XIV

Three Weeks on the West River of Canton. Compiled from the Journals of REV. Dr. Legge, Dr. Palmer and Mr. Tsang Kwei-Hwan, Etc.

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