Narrative of the Expedition to China, from the commencement of the war to the present period; with sketches of the manners and customs of that singular and hitherto almost unknown country. Vol. I

Title: Narrative of the Expedition to China, from the commencement of the war to the present period; with sketches of the manners and customs of that singular and hitherto almost unknown country.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF ASIA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This series includes ethnographic and general histories of distinct peripheral coastal regions that comprise South and East Asia. Other works focus on cultural history, archaeology, and linguistics. These books help readers understand the forces that shaped the ancient civilisations and influenced the modern countries of Asia. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Bingham, John Elliot; 1842. 2 vol.; 8 . ORW.1986.a.3647