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1Title:  A year in China: and a narrative of capture and imprisonment, when homeward bound, on board the rebel pirate Florida    
 Creator:  Williams, Martha Noyes"Mrs. H. D. Williams." 
 Publication:  Hurd and Houghton, New York,1864. 
 Call #:  DS709 W724 
 Extent:  xvi, 362 p. 
 Subjects:  China -- Description and travel
 
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2Title:  China and the Chinese: a general description of the country and its inhabitants, its civilization and form of government, its religious and social institutions, its intercourse with other nations, and its present condition and prospects    
 Creator:  Nevius, John Livingston, 1829-1893 
 Publication:  Harper & Brothers, New York,1868. 
 Notes:  LA3170-228 James A. Garfield bookplate Location: 228.7-8/2-D. 
 Call #:  LA3170-228 
 Extent:  456 p., [1] fold. leaf of plates : ill., maps. ; 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  Missions -- China | China -- Description and travel
 
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3Title:  The Chinese: a general description of China and its inhabitants    
 Creator:  Davis, John FrancisSir, 1795-1890 
 Publication:  C. Knight and co, London,1845-46 
 Notes:  Vol. [4], called supplementary volume, was originally published in 1841 as Sketches of China. 
 Call #:  DS709 D27 
 Extent:  4 v. in 2 illus. 16 cm. 
 Subjects:  China -- Description and travel | China -- History
 
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4Title:  The Chinese: a general description of the empire of China and its inhabitants    
 Creator:  Davis, John FrancisSir, 1795-1890 
 Publication:  Harper & Bros, New-York,1836. 
 Notes:  Cover title: History of China and its inhabitants. Map is folded. "Illustrated with wood-cuts"--T.p. Includes index. 
 Call #:  DS709 D26 
 Extent:  2 v. : ill., map ; 16 cm. 
 Subjects:  China -- Description and travel | China -- History
 
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5Title:  A narrative of an exploratory visit to each of the consular cities of China, and to the islands of Hong Kong and Chusan: in behalf of the Church Missionary Society, in the years 1844, 1845, 1846    
 Creator:  Smith, GeorgeBishop, 1815-1871 
 Publication:  Harper & Brothers, New York,1847. 
 Call #:  DS709 S648 
 Extent:  xv, 467 p. ill. fold. map, plates. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  Missions -- China | China -- Description and travel
 
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6Title:  Observations on China and the Chinese    
 Creator:  Smith, W. L. G. (William L. G.), 1814-1878 
 Publication:  Carleton, New York,1863. 
 Call #:  DS709 S664 
 Extent:  [vii]-xii, [13]-216 p. ; 19 cm. 
 Subjects:  China -- Social life and customs | China -- Description and travel
 
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7Title:  Travels in Kamtchatka and Siberia: with a narrative of a residence in China    
 Creator:  Dobell, Peter, 1772-1852 
 Publication:  Henry Colburn, & R. Bentley, London,1830. 
 Call #:  DK755 D63 
 Extent:  2 v. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  Siberia (Russia) -- Description and travel | China -- Description and travel | Kamchatka -- Description and travel
 
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8Title:  Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China: during the years 1844-5-6    
 Creator:  Huc, Evariste Râegis, 1813-1860 
 Hazlitt, William, 1811-1893
 Publication:  Office of the National Illustrated Library, London,[1852] 
 Call #:  DS709 H882 
 Extent:  2 v. fronts., illus., fold. map. 19 cm. 
 Subjects:  China -- Description and travel | Tibet (China) -- Description and travel | Asia, Central -- Description and travel
 
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9Title:  Sagittarius rising    
 Creator:  Lewis, Cecil, 1898- 
 Publication:  Harcourt, Brace and company, New York,[c1936] 
 Notes:  "First Ameican edition." 
 Call #:  D602 L6 
 Extent:  7 p. l., 3-301 p. 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English | China -- Description and travel
 
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10Title:  The Middle Kingdom: a survey of the geography, government, literature, social life, arts, and history of the Chinese empire and its inhabitants    
 Creator:  Williams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells), 1812-1884 
 Publication:  C. Scribner's Sons, New York,1907. 
 Notes:  Caption in Chinese characters. 
 Call #:  DS709 W727 1907 
 Extent:  2 v. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  China | China -- Social life and customs | China -- Description and travel
 
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11Title:  Travels of the Jesuits, into various parts of the world: compiled from their letters. Now first attempted in English. Intermix'd with an account of the manners, government, religion, &c. of the several nations visited by those fathers: with extracts from other travellers, and miscellaneous notes    
 Uniform Title:  Lettres e'difiantes et curieuses.    
 Creator:  Lockman, John, 1698-1771 
 Jesuits
 Publication:  J. Noon, London,1743. 
 Notes:  Principally translated from the "Lettres e'difiantes et curieuses" edited by C. Le Gobien. 
 Call #:  BV2290 T779 
 Extent:  2 v. fold. pl., 3 fold. maps, fold. plan. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  China -- Description and travel | Indochina -- Description and travel | America -- Description and travel | Imprints, Early English To 1750
 
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12Title:  Journal of a residence in China: and the neighboring countries, from 1829-1833    
 Creator:  Abeel, David, 1804-1846 
 Publication:  Leavitt, Lord & Co, Crocker & Brewster, New-York, Boston,1834. 
 Notes:  Bound in purple cloth; stamped in gold. Bookplate of William Addison Ranney. Purchased from Gilman, Crompond, N.Y. 
 Call #:  DS507 A138 
 Extent:  [1]-398 p. 19.1 cm. 
 Subjects:  Missions -- East Asia | East Asia -- Description and travel | China -- Description and travel | East Asia -- Description and travel
 
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13Title:  Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China    
 Creator:  Ellis, HenrySir, 1777-1869 
 Publication:  A. Small, Philadelphia,1818. 
 Call #:  DS709 E47 
 Extent:  vii, [9]-382 p. 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  China -- Description and travel | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- China | China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain | China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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14Title:  The journals of Major Samuel Shaw: the first American consul at Canton : with a life of the author    
 Creator:  Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 
 Quincy, Josiah, 1802-1882
 Publication:  Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, Boston,1847. 
 Notes:  Shaw served in the revolution as an officer in Knox's artillery regiment, in the 3d U.S. artillery, and finally on the staff of Gen. Knox. 
 Call #:  DS708 S536 1847 
 Extent:  xiii, 360 pages : portrait ; 22 cm 
 Subjects:  Shaw, Samuel, -- 1754-1794 | United States -- Foreign relations -- China | China -- Commerce | China -- Foreign relations -- United States | China -- Description and travel | India -- Description and travel | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives
 
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15Title:  Oriental journal of a flirt    
 Creator:  Strong, Ruth Isabel, 1879-1968 
 McMillan, S. Sterling, 1907-
 Rowfant Club (Cleveland, Ohio)
 Publication:  Rowfant Club, Cleveland,1997. 
 Call #:  DS810 S924 
 Extent:  vii, 84 p. : ill., ports ; 26 cm. 
 Subjects:  Strong, Ruth Isabel, -- 1879-1968 -- Diaries | Strong, Ruth Isabel, -- 1879-1968 -- Journeys -- Japan | Strong, Ruth Isabel, -- 1879-1968 -- Journeys -- China | Taylor, Sophia Strong, -- d. 1937 -- Journeys -- Japan | Taylor, Sophia Strong, -- d. 1937 -- Journeys -- China | Japan -- Description and travel | China -- Description and travel | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography | Cleveland imprints 1997
 
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