A Seaman's Narrative of his Adventures During a Captivity Among Chinese Pirates, on the Coast of Cochin-China, and Afterwards During a Journey on Foot (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781298019905)

Title: A Seaman's Narrative of his Adventures during a Captivity among Chinese Pirates, on the coast of Cochin-China, and afterwards during a journey on foot across that country, in the years 1857-8.

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

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British Library
Brown, Edward;
1861.
xi. 292 p.; 8 .
10056.bb.16.

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Author: Edward Brown
ISBN-10: 1298019907
ISBN-13: 9781298019905
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2015
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d