An Authentic Account of An Embassy From the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. Taken Chiefly from the Papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney. Volumes One & Two only.
Language: English
Published by W. Bulmer and Co., for G. Nicol, London, 1798
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Seller: Wapping Books, Chichester, United KingdomWapping Books
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Condition: Used - Good
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Volume one and two only [of three], in full leather bindings with gilt titles and decorations to spines. Wear to exteriors as shown with cracking to joints, some staining, marks and scuffs to extremities. Both front pastedowns with bookplate of Bridehead. Both ffep versos with pecnil note. Pages with frontispiece in each volume, numerous engravings in the text and one plate in volume two. Age toning, some light damp staining at the beginning of volume one and the odd little mark here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown. Pages: Vol. I - [2], xxxiv, 517pp, frontispiece, Vol. II - xx, 626pp, frontispiece, 1 plate. Normally accompanied by a third volume of plates. Size: 28.8cm by 22.5cm.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- An Authentic Account of An Embassy From the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. Taken Chiefly from the Papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney. Volumes One & Two only.
- Author
- George Staunton
- Publisher
- W. Bulmer and Co., for G. Nicol, London
- Publication year
- 1798
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 5.05 kilograms
Wapping Books
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