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China, its costume, arts, manufactures, &c. : edited principally from the originals in the cabinet of the late M. Bertin, with observations explanatory, historical, and literary (1812)

Breton, M. (Jean Baptiste Joseph), Bertin, Henri-Léonard-Jean-Baptiste, 1719-1792, Freschi, Andrea, b. 1774 · London : Printed for J.J. Stockdale ... · leaf 20

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ooks for the lowerorders. The Chinese novels, in general, are in-structiv^e and entertaining; and the mat-ter of their ballads runs principally onthe rules of politeness, duties of civillife, and moral maxims. The books sold at stalls are mostly putup in decent grey or jellow boards. Thosewhich are… … ^djTf^tfu s/ru/ps>r AM :lT2MEmAirT B®@3i,iEa,a.sm. -Piif ^yf^iAinfj^Si^ii^USwr/aialf. ^iJal/MiZl ARTS, AND MANUFACTURES, 1 1 it is not customary to letter tiiem on theback, but on the flat side of the cover. Every country has its custom. In Spainthe books of the Escurial library arelettered on…

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