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From a Chinese city

by Gontran de Poncins, Bernard Frechtman, Edward L. Robinson

A French traveller examines the influence of ancient Chinese culture in Cholon, South Vietnam. The volume includes forty-two halftone drawings produced on-site to illustrate the local environment and atmosphere.

Accession 26298 ISBN 1879434008 Publisher Trackless Sands Press
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