Our First Ambassador to China. An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney With Extracts from His Letters, and The Narrative of his Experiences in China, As Told

by Himself 1737- 1806 by Helen H. Robbins

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First edition

London. John Murray. 1908. First Edition. Stock ID #223176 Frontispiece with tissue-guard, black and white illustrations, xx + 479pp, index, top edge gilt, prior owner's name on the front free endpaper and the title page, as well as a chop. An ex-library copy with an old label stampled Purchased from the Library on lower free endpaper, preliminaries and finals browned, light occasional

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