AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN TO THE EMPEROR OF CHINA; INCLUDING CURSORY OBSERVATIONS MADE, AND INFORMATION OBTAINED, IN TRAVELLING THROUGH THAT ANCIENT EMPIRE, AND A SMALL PART OF CHINESE TARTARY (2ND EDITION. 2 VOLS)
by Staunton, Sir George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Mount Vernon, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed By W. Bulmer and Co. for G. Nicol. VG. 1798. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Hardbacks in Very Good condition without dust jackets. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 517, 626 pages. Includes only volume 1 and volume 2, lacks folio atlas volume. Bound in full leather. Ownership bookplates to front pastedowns; front board hinges repaired and front boards reattached to bindings. Minor page foxing mostly limited to endpapers; some light rubbing to edges . Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information. .
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- Bookseller
- Easton's Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60789
- Title
- AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN TO THE EMPEROR OF CHINA; INCLUDING CURSORY OBSERVATIONS MADE, AND INFORMATION OBTAINED, IN TRAVELLING THROUGH THAT ANCIENT EMPIRE, AND A SMALL PART OF CHINESE TARTARY (2ND EDITION. 2 VOLS)
- Author
- Staunton, Sir George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Printed By W. Bulmer and Co. for G. Nicol
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Keywords
- Martial Arts, Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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Easton's Books, Inc.
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Mount Vernon, Washington
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Glossary
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...