This is the story of events leading to the first Chinese Opium War, recorded by Wyndham Baker in letters to his family. From the East India Company's Croydon training college, he goes out to India and thence, in response to the British passion for tea-drinking, to China with his Gunners, to set up the first tea factory in Canton - in payment for which the British shipped opium from India.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: Blair Books & Antiques, Spring, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # 0906290112
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # mon0004189023
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # M11P-00096
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001270939
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
Maroon Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. viii, 182pp, black & white illustrations, maroon cloth, gilt spine lettering, dust jacket in excellent condition, price clipped. Size: 8vo. Biographical/Letters. Seller Inventory # 012235
Seller: Invicta Books P.B.F.A., Builth Wells, POWYS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. illustrated 182 pages. Seller Inventory # 013125
Quantity: 1 available