Journal of the Proceedings of the Late Embassy to China; Comprising a Correct Narrative of the Public Transactions of the Embassy, of the Voyage to and from China, and of the Journey from the Mouth of the Pei-Ho to the Return to Canton. Interspersed with Observations upon the Face of the Country, the Polity, Moral Character, and Manners of the Chinese Nation.

ELLIS, Henry

Published by John Murray, London, 1817

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pp viii (title, Advertisement, Contents, Directions to Binder), 526, [2] errata, imprint; portrait frontis, large folding map little browned and with small repair to tear, 2 further maps, both foxed, 7 hand coloured aquatints, letter from Lord Amherst laid in loose, to an unnamed recipient, largely about his son's illness and school record, stamped bookmark of Kinleside Gratwicke on fep, cont. half calf, good calf reback, spine decorated in compartments. Amherst was sent as ambassador to the Emperor of China and was the leader of the expedition.

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• Title: Journal of the Proceedings of the Late Embassy to China; Comprising a Correct Narrative of the Public Transactions of the Embassy, of the Voyage to and from China, and of the Journey from the Mouth of the Pei-Ho to the Return to Canton. Interspersed with Observations upon the Face of the Country, the Polity, Moral Character, and Manners of the Chinese Nation.
• Publisher: John Murray, London
• Publication Date: 1817
• Language: English
• Binding: Half Calf
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good