The Nemesis in China: Comprising a History of the Late War in that Country ; with a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong-Kong |
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| Title | The Nemesis in China: Comprising a History of the Late War in that Country ; with a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong-Kong |
| Author | William Dallas Bernard |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | H. Colburn, 1846 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 399 pages |
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