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My Diary in a Chinese Farm - Bok av Alicia E. Neva Little - Häftad

Written during her summer stay at a local farmhouse in the Chinese interior near Chongqing, Mrs Little's diary is a valuable historical source for rural life in nineteenth-century China. Published in Tokyo in 1894 it contains 26 illustrations.

SEK 376.00

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The Australians - A Social Sketch - Bok av Francis William Lauderdale Adams - Häftad

First published in 1893, this work provided the English public with a detailed account of Australian life and culture. Adams divides his study in two parts, the first describing life in the coastal settlements, the second focusing on the eastern interior of the country.

SEK 510.00

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A Grammar of the Somali Language - With Examples in Prose and Verse, and an Account of the Yibir and Midgan Dialects - Bok av J. W. C. Kirk - Häftad

Somali is one of the Cushitic family of languages and the official language of Somalia. This practical grammar, published in 1905, was prepared by a former soldier with unique knowledge of the interior of the country and the different tribes making up the population.

SEK 466.00

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A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical - Exhibiting its Resources and Capabilities, Together with the Present and Future Condit

This 1840 work was the first detailed account of the colony of British Guiana. Schomburgk surveyed and helped determine its boundaries with Brazil and Venezuela, and explored the interior, discovering many new plant species. He also studied the native tribes, who were suffering from attacks by the Brazilians.

SEK 416.00

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The History of the Mansion House - Bok av Sydney Perks - Häftad

Originally published in 1922, this book contains a history of Mansion House, the home and office of the Lord Mayor of London. Perks provides detailed background of the site and its history, and many photographs and plans of the house and its interior are included in the text.

SEK 496.00

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Contrasts - Or, A Parallel between the Noble Edifices of the Middle Ages and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day - Bok av A. W. Pugin - Häftad

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52), architect, author and interior designer, was among the most important figures in Britain's nineteenth-century Gothic Revival. First published in 1836, Contrasts is his most famous work, and this revised second edition of 1841 champions medieval architecture by satirically comparing it with 'debased' Regency equivalents.

SEK 450.00

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The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture - Set Forth in Two Lectures Delivered at St Marie's, Oscott - Bok av Augustus Welby Northmore

Among the most influential figures of the Gothic Revival in nineteenth-century Britain, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) distinguished himself as an architect, author and interior designer. His well-illustrated 1841 publication on ecclesiastical design is reissued here with his Apology for the Revival of Christian Architecture in England (1843).

SEK 466.00

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Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 - With Observations on the Soil, Climate, and Gen

Published in 1833, this two-volume account by Charles Sturt (1795-1869) documents the difficulties of exploring unmapped territory in the harsh Australian summer. Volume 2 focuses on Sturt's travels from the Murrumbidgee River to the Murray and his arduous return journey, describing the region's topography and its Aboriginal inhabitants.

SEK 480.00

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Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 - With Observations on the Soil, Climate, and Gen

Published in 1833, this two-volume account by Charles Sturt (1795-1869) documents the difficulties of exploring unmapped territory in the harsh climate of the Australian summer. Volume 1 focuses on Sturt's expedition along the Macquarie and Darling rivers, and his encounters with the Aboriginal population of that region.

SEK 514.00

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My Diary in a Chinese Farm - Bok av Alicia E. Neva Little - Häftad

The Australians - A Social Sketch - Bok av Francis William Lauderdale Adams - Häftad

A Grammar of the Somali Language - With Examples in Prose and Verse, and an Account of the Yibir and Midgan Dialects - Bok av J. W. C. Kirk - Häftad

A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical - Exhibiting its Resources and Capabilities, Together with the Present and Future Condit

The History of the Mansion House - Bok av Sydney Perks - Häftad

Contrasts - Or, A Parallel between the Noble Edifices of the Middle Ages and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day - Bok av A. W. Pugin - Häftad

The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture - Set Forth in Two Lectures Delivered at St Marie's, Oscott - Bok av Augustus Welby Northmore

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 - With Observations on the Soil, Climate, and Gen

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 - With Observations on the Soil, Climate, and Gen

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