Travels In China Containing Descriptions Observations And Comparisons Made And Collected In The

by John Barrow

$2,500 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

London: printed by A. Strahan for T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804. First edition, 4to, pp. ix, 3 , 632; 3 engraved plates 2 double-p. , 5 hand-colored aquatints after William Alexander, a little light foxing to text and plain plates, frontispiece slightly offset; recent quarter brown calf over marbled boards, gilt-paneled spine and black morocco label; nice copy. Ownership signature of H. Wallop dated 1805 on title page. Barrow accompanied Lord Macartney's

• Binding: Leather

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