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01-03-2014, 05:10 PM | #1 |
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Verne, Jules: The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China (illustrated). v1. 3 Jan 2014
Text is the Virginia Champlin translation, which according to at least one site is the best available English translation.
56 illustrations by Léon Benett as found at The Illustrated Jules Verne page Blurb: Volume 19 of 54 in Jules Verne's "Extraordinary Voyages", first published in 1879. Kin-Fo, an extremely wealthy man, is bored with life. After the financial meltdown of a bank Kin-Fo invested in, he arranges to die by the hand of his mentor, the philosopher Wang. Wang's wisdom, however, has other plans for Kin-Fo's designs to die! This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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01-07-2014, 12:46 PM | #2 |
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At first I was a bit dubious about the large file size, then I saw the incredible detail in the illos. Gorgeous illustrations and very well formatted. Thank you for the beautiful book!
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01-08-2014, 07:22 PM | #3 |
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You are very welcome. I hope that you enjoy.
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