Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Martin, William, 1801-1867 · London : Darton and Co · leaf 266
confers a high and extraordinary honour on Man-darins who have performed essential service to the state,namely—the right of wearing two peacocks feathers in thecap, which is as great a mark of dignity as the Garter ofa Knight Companion of the Garter in England. There are, in China, booksellers who… … 242 SOMETHING MORE ABOUT THE CHINESE. The books of the vendor are usually covered with a kind ofpasteboard of a green or yellow colour. Those kept in shopsare generally bound in red brocade, adorned with flowers ofgold and silver, and have their titles in gold letters, not ontheir backs, but on the…
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