Five years in China : from 1842 to 1847 / with an account of the occupation of the islands of Labuan and Borneo by Her Majesty's forces. By Lieut. F.E. Forbes.
| Author/creator | Forbes, Frederick E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : R. Bentley, 1848. |
| Description | ix, 405 pages : illustrations, color frontispiece ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Shanghae -- Coins -- Agriculture -- Diet and dinner in a tavern -- Education -- Confucius -- Taouism -- Buddhism -- The Isle of Poo-to -- Christianity -- Military -- Review -- Navy -- Nautical surveys -- Miscellaneous -- The Treaty and taking possession of Labuan -- Massacre of Bruné -- Manners and customs of the Borneo Malays -- Search for coal -- Appendix. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy has bookplate on page 2 of cover, illegible handwriting on front free endpaper verso. |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Forbes, Frederick E. (Frederick Edwyn). Five years in China. London, R. Bentley, 1848 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Forbes, Frederick E. (Frederick Edwyn). Five years in China. London, R. Bentley, 1848 |
| LCCN | 04029871 |