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Excerpt from Old Bow China One had hoped to make some departure in regard to Bow China and its period, and give the reader stories of new traffics and fresh discoveries, but I find it is agreed that any book on the subject must, at the present day, be more of a compilation than an original work. Having read during the last twenty years all the books published on or round about Bow and its products with great enjoyment, I can only say that I hope I may not have stolen the authors' fire in any particular. But, like any other writer who follows these authorities, I must be indebted to them again and again. Where the information was not general knowledge I have mentioned its source in the text, and I beg modestly to suggest a study of the works here set forth - when you have read mine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.