An Authentic Account Of An Embassy From The King Of Great Britain To The Emperour Of China Including

by George Staunton

$650 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Philadelphia: printed for Robert Campbell by John Bioren, 1799. First American edition, 2 volumes in 1, 8vo, pp. xxiii, 1 , 297, 1 ; 265, 1 , xxiv; 8 wood-engraved plates; top corner of each title page clipped to remove a signature; all else very good in contemporary tree calf, gilt-paneled spine, red morocco label slightly chipped in one corner and affecting one letter . One of the great travel accounts to China. Lust, Western Books on China published up

• Binding: Leather

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