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Authentic Account of an Embassy to the Emperor of China.. Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney
by Staunton, Sir George Leonard
- Used
- Condition
- Bound in contemporary half red straight morocco and vellum sides. Some offset to title pages, occasional spotting and minor dust
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About This Item
London: printed by W. Bulmer and Co., for G. Nicol, 1798. Second edition, corrected. With 2 engraved portrait frontispieces, one engraved plate and 26 engraved illustrations to the text; atlas volume with 44 engraved plates and maps (including one folding & 6 double-page). 3 vols. 4to and Folio. Bound in contemporary half red straight morocco and vellum sides. Some offset to title pages, occasional spotting and minor dust-soiling. Red morocco backed slipcases and chemises. Second edition, corrected. With 2 engraved portrait frontispieces, one engraved plate and 26 engraved illustrations to the text; atlas volume with 44 engraved plates and maps (including one folding & 6 double-page). 3 vols. 4to and Folio. The official account of Lord Macartney's voyage and embassy to the Qianlong emperor in 1792-94, "compiled by the Secretary (and Minister Plenipotentiary in the absence of the Ambassador) Sir George Leonard Staunton. Macartney's chief object was to establish diplomatic relations with China. However, it is only on p. 411 in vol. 1 that the reader disembarks on Chinese soil" (Löwendahl). This corrected second edition was published the year after the first. Cordier, Sinica 2381-83; Löwendahl 697; Lust 545 and 547; Western Travellers in China 47; Cox I, 344
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 317036
- Title
- Authentic Account of an Embassy to the Emperor of China.. Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney
- Author
- Staunton, Sir George Leonard
- Format/Binding
- With 2 engraved portrait frontispieces, one engraved plate and 26 engraved illustrations to the text; atlas volume with 44 engra
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in contemporary half red straight morocco and vellum sides. Some offset to title pages, occasional spotting and minor dust
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition, corrected
- Publisher
- printed by W. Bulmer and Co., for G. Nicol
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Keywords
- China | British
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- Illustrated Books; History, Travel & Geography;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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