Points and pickings of information about China and the Chinese, by the author of 'Soldiers and sailors'. |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Points and pickings of information about China and the Chinese, by the author of 'Soldiers and sailors'. |
| Author | George Mogridge |
| Published | 1844 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 29 Sep 2006 |
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