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An Authentic Account Of an Embassy From the King Of Great Britain To the Emperor Of China

by Staunton, Sir George

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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; Together with a Relation of the Voyage undertaken on the Occasion by His Majesty's Ship the Lion, and the Ship Hindostan in the East India Company's Service, to the Yellow Sea, and Gulf of Pekin; as well as of their return to Europe; with notices of the several places where they stopped in their way out and home; being the Islands of Madeira, Tenerife, and St. Jago; [t]he port of Rio de Janeiro in South America; the islands of St. Helena, Tristan d'Acunha, and Amsterdam; the coast of Java, and Sumatra, the Nanka Isles, Pulo-Condore, and Cochin-China. Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney, Knight of the Bath, His Majesty's embassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China; Sir Erasmus Gower, commander of the expedition, and of othe

by Staunton, Sir George (Text by); Samuel Seymour (Engravings by)

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Used - g+ to vg

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First American edition

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1799

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Hardcover

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Philadelphia: Robert Campbell, 1799. First American edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. Large octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2"). xxiii, [1], 297, [1]pp (Vol. 1); 267, [1], xxivpp (Vol. 2). Modern brown cloth, with gold lettered leather title label to spine. Engraved frontispiece to both volumes. Lacking the separately printed atlas, as usual. First American edition of this… Read more about this item

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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

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1798

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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… Read more about this item

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AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN TO THE EMPEROR OF CHINA : INCLUDING ... IN TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME I.

by Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801

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1798

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Dublin: Printed by P. Wogan ... et al., 1798. Hardcover. Octavo, Volume 1 only: xv, 449 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print on red banner. Boards in brown leather. Wear to spine caps with tear to spine head, corners worn and exposed, some warping, cracks to leather on spine. Text block front flyleaf torn… Read more about this item