an authentic account of an embassy from the king of great britain to the emperor of china

Descrizione libro: London: W. Bulmer and Co., 1797, 1797. 3 volumes, 2 text volumes in quarto (322 × 245 mm) and large folio atlas (578 × 423 mm). Text volumes in contemporary streaked calf, black morocco lettering- and numbering-pieces, compartments formed by gilt floral roll, ship and fort devices to the first, third, fifth, sixth and seventh, edges sprinkled brown; atlas contemporary full calf, green morocco label to the spine, double-filler gilt outer panel to the boards, inner cottage roof panel in blind with centre tool of the crest of the Duke of Northumberland. A little rubbed at the extremities, and with some judicious restoration of the corners, joints, head- and tail-caps, endpapers slightly spotted, title page of volume I browned, the frontispiece lightly so, and with faint damp-stain in the upper fore-corner, text otherwise largely clean, bright and wide-margined, a scatter of lightish, and largely marginal foxing to the atlas volume, overall a sound and very well-presented set. Text volumes with engraved portrait frontispiece to each, 1 plate and 26 vignettes after William Alexander et al. in all, the text leaves with vignettes are of an entirely different paper-stock to the rest of the text-leaves, heavier, and having a finer and more polished surface to take a crisper impression; atlas with 44 engraved views, plans, plates and maps and charts, including large folding world map, 3 natural history subjects and 25 views. First edition of the official account of the first official British Embassy to China, headed by George, Earl Macartney. Macartney was dispatched to Peking in 1792, travelling via Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope and Indonesia. He was accompanied by Staunton, and a retinue of suitably impressive size, including Staunton's 11-year-old son, who was nominally Macartney's page. It emerged on arrival that the boy was only one who had bothered to learn Chinese, and was therefore the only one able to converse with the Emperor during the Ambassador's two audiences. The Embassy "sought to improve commercial relations with China, through Canton (Guangzhou), and to establish regular diplomatic relations between the two countries. Though Macartney and Staunton had an audience with the emperor their proposals were rebuffed In China [Staunton] closely observed and noted all that he saw, and during expeditions he was able to collect botanical specimens" (ODNB). The party returned via Macao and St. Helena, arriving back in 1794. Young George Thomas Staunton became a writer at the HEIC's Canton factory in 1798, advancing to supercargo in 1804 and chief interpreter in 1808, and in 1816 he accompanied Amherst's ill-fated embassy to Peking as chief of the Canton factory. Hill considers this a "remarkable account of Chinese manners and customs a the close of the eighteenth century", and draws attention to the descriptions of the places visited en route, which are "also of considerable interest", and the "important" atlas. The text volumes have the inked ownership of the Duke of Abercorn to the front pastedowns, the crest of the Duke of Northumberland to the atlas. Brunet V, co. 525; Cordier Sinica 2381-2383; Cox I, 344; Hill p.280; Lust 545. Codice libro della libreria 74819

Descrizione libro: London: W. Bulmer and Co., 1797, 1797. 3 volumes, 2 text volumes in quarto (305 × 233 mm) and large folio atlas (602 × 440 mm). Uncut in original marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in lightly sprinkled calf, vermilion morocco labels, spine compartments formed by gilt milled rolls, gilt roundel to the first, third, fifth, and sixth, volume number gilt to the spine within a laurel wreath to the fourth. An most attractive set, the text wide-margined and clean, some light, largely marginal damping in the atlas, the whole bound retaining the original marbled boards. Text volumes with engraved portrait frontispiece to each, 1 plate and 26 vignettes after William Alexander et al. in all, the text leaves with vignettes are of an entirely different paper-stock to the rest of the text-leaves, having a finer and more polished surface to take a crisper impression; atlas with 44 engraved views, plans, plates and maps and charts, including large folding world map, 3 natural history subjects and 25 views. First edition of the official account of the first official British Embassy to China, headed by George, Earl Macartney. Macartney was dispatched to Peking in 1792, travelling via Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope and Indonesia. He was accompanied by Staunton, and a retinue of suitably impressive size, including Staunton's 11-year-old son, who was nominally Macartney's page. It emerged on arrival that the boy was only one who had bothered to learn Chinese, and was therefore the only one able to converse with the Emperor during the Ambassador's two audiences. The Embassy "sought to improve commercial relations with China, through Canton (Guangzhou), and to establish regular diplomatic relations between the two countries. Though Macartney and Staunton had an audience with the emperor their proposals were rebuffed In China [Staunton] closely observed and noted all that he saw, and during expeditions he was able to collect botanical specimens" (ODNB). The party returned via Macao and St. Helena, arriving back in 1794. Young George Thomas Staunton became a writer at the HEIC's Canton factory in 1798, advancing to supercargo in 1804 and chief interpreter in 1808, and in 1816 he accompanied Amherst's ill-fated embassy to Peking as chief of the Canton factory. Hill considers this a "remarkable account of Chinese manners and customs a the close of the eighteenth century", and draws attention to the descriptions of the places visited en route, which are "also of considerable interest", and the "important" atlas. Bookplate to the atlas of Robert William Duff, 2nd of Fetteresso, those of his grandson Thomas Fraser Duff to the text volumes. The elder Duff was described in a report on the voters of Angus and Kincardine as "a young man, a lawyer, doesn't not practise, a near connection of Lord Fife." Brunet V, co. 525; Cordier Sinica 2381-2383; Cox I, 344; Hill p.280; Lust 545. Codice libro della libreria 72027

Descrizione libro: THREE VOLUME SET INCLUDING THE FOLIO ATLAS London 1796, 1796. 98, Bulmer. Full calf, 3 vol. set, 2 vols.: text518+626p.+ 29 engravings; + folio atlas 44 engraved plates,rebound in 3/4-calf over marbled boards, text exceptionallybright, text 1798 second & best edition,atlas 1796 = 1st ed.SUBTITLE.: continued:Tartary. Together With a Relation of The Voyage Undertakenon the Occasion By His Majesty's Ship the Lion, and the ShipHindostan, in the East India Company's Service, to theYellow Sea, and Gulf of Pekin; as well as of Their Return toEurope; With Notices of the Several Places Where theyStopped in Their Way Out and Home; Being the Islands ofMadeira, Teneriffe, and St. Jago; The Port of Rio De Janeiroin South America; the Islands of St. Helena, TristanD'Acunha, and Amsterdam; the Coasts of Java, and Sumatra;the Nanka Islands, Pulo Condore, and Cochin-China.Taken Chiefly From the Papers of His Excellency the Earl ofMacartney, .Sir George Staunton. In Two volumes, withengravings; beside a folio volume of plates. The Second [andconsidered the best] edition, corrected.***By and large, the best single English language item done onChina in the 18th century. The official account of EarlMcCartney's informative but unsuccessful mission toestablish formal diplomatic and commercial relations withChina. Staunton accompanied the Embassy as Secretary &compiled his book chiefly from the papers of the Ambassador& his fellow envoys. A fascinating true history of theexpedition, useful primary source.*George Staunton [1737-1801] was a British diplomat, in 1774Dr. Samuel Johnson met Staunton and they became life-longfriends. Although the official mission to China failed, awealth of precious information was collected and publishedin this first comprehensive official account. During thisperiod of time, Great Britain was anxious to establishformal diplomatic relations with China and open usual traderelations. The unwilling Chinese resisted all Westernforeign intervention in China. In the end the gifts andarguments were rejected.*IMPORTANT NOTE !Only the FIRST [1797] & CORRECTED SECOND EDITIONS [1798] ofthis work contains the folio atlas, which is dated 1896. Thetext are small folios: 23 x 29.5 cm., bound in old goldstamped calf, with gilt decorations, and the atlas is 44 x57 cm., with recent 3/4 rebinding in calf to the spine and 4corners, then gold stamped.****THE PLATES:Beautiful views of Cochin-China, Macao, Yang-Tzw riverlife, many other views of China. Highly collectable title,documenting the first English Embassy to China. A mosthandsome addition to any great collection. This work isseldom found in its complete state, with the atlas of maps& superb copper engraved plates, with nice frontispieceengravings in volumes 1 & 2 of McCartney and Tchien Lung,the Great Emperor of China.*THE FOLIO ATLAS: Issued 1796 [First & Only Edition:The atlas was copper etched, is ca. 44 x 55.5 cm. It isbound in 3/4 calf over original marbled boards, and contains44 finely engraved maps, plans, views and some aredouble-page, several folding, including the large 57 x 93cm.general chart. plates.CONTENTS:1. General chart on Mercator's projection of track of the. ships from England to the gulf of Pe-che-lee, or Pekin. and their return to England.2. View of eastern side of the island of Amsterdam in the. Indian ocean.3. A chart of the coast of Cochin-china.4. A chart on Mercator's projection of the Lion, Hindostan, Turon bay in Cochin-china to the mouth of the Pei-ho. river.5. A chart of several clusters of islands on the eastern. coast of China called Chu-san islands.6. Sketch by compass of the coast of Shan-tung, strait of. Mi-a-tau.7. Views of the land promontory of Shang-tung.8. Sketch of Pei-ho or White river near entrance of gulf of. Pekin.9. Sketch of a journey from Zhe-hol in Tartary by land to. Pekin.10. Sketch of a journey from Han-choo-foo to Quang-choo-foo. or Canton.11. Plan of the city and Harbour of Macao.12. Leaf of the cactus opuntia, or prickly pear.13. Fire-backed pheasant of Java14. View of a village on the border. Codice libro della libreria 41027402

Descrizione libro: London: W. Bulmer for G. Nicol, 1798. The second edition, corrected. Three volumes, comprising the text in two volumes, quarto, pp. [ii], xxxiv, 518; xx, 626, two portraits, one plate, 26 illustrations; and the atlas, folio, 44 plates and maps. The official account of Lord Macartney's embassy, the first sent by the British to China, compiled by his principal secretary. This embassy sought to improve commercial relations between Britain and China, through Canton, and to establish regular diplomatic relations between the two countries, but it also took every opportunity to gather information about China. Although Macartney and Staunton had an audience with the emperor, their proposals were rebuffed and in formal terms the embassy achieved little: 'The Chinese were not in any way inclined to make the sort of concessions required; they seem to have conceived the embassy as the representatives of a barbarian state who were bringing tribute and seeking benediction. But at least the embassy had given a number of educated Englishmen opportunities to observe China which were entirely knew' (Marshall & Williams p. 82). Although Macartney's journal of the mission was not published in full until 1962, Staunton was permitted to consult it for this work. 'While at Rio de Janeiro, on the voyage out, Macartney wrote in his diary that "Staunton, whose curiosity and activity are seldom repressed by difficulty or fatigue, thought of little else than visiting . . . the highest pinnacle of the mountain". In China he closely observed and noted all that he saw, and during expeditions he was able to collect botanical specimens. His son, George Thomas, then just twelve years old, accompanied him to China as page to Lord Macartney, and was the only member of the mission who bothered to learn Chinese' (Oxford DNB). Staunton's account was extensively illustrated with engravings of drawings by the embassy's draughtsman, William Alexander, who later published the Costume of China (1805) and became the first keeper of prints and drawings at the British Museum: 'Alexander is best remembered for his work on China in a period in which the Chinese style greatly influenced the decorative arts in Britain' (Oxford DNB).This edition is identical in format to the first edition of 1797, and is not to be confused with the second edition in octavo. See Cordier BS 2381–3; Lowendahl 697 Text in original boards, a little rubbed, portraits lightly spotted. Atlas in contemporary marbled boards, rubbed; recornered and rebacked (preserving portions of old spine) in leather; gilt edges. Some marginal browning and spotting, but overall a very good set, with plates generally in very good condition. Codice libro della libreria 79677

Descrizione libro: W. Bulmer and Co for G. Nicol, London, 1797. Leather. Condizione libro: Very Good. W. Alexander (illustratore). First Edition. 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 + 23 1/4 x 18. Two 4to text volumes : VI [40] 518pp VII [24] 626pp. Atlas of vinly covered beveled boards, untitled, with 44 engraved charts, plans and views as called for in the Vol I listing; all engravings dated 1796. Plate III (Cochin) was overwidth, and edge toned, curled and worn; minor foxing to margins of some of the other plates; an unrelated architectual English house plan has been tipped in ( for comparison?) The text volumes are armorially bookplated and have been respined at some stage (org boards). Makes a handsome addition to a collection; would benefit from an atlas rebinding to match the texts. Codice libro della libreria 049980

Descrizione libro: C Nicol London, 1798. Hardback. Condizione libro: Good/ No dustwrapper. 3 volumes full set 2nd edition CORRECTED / Vol 1 - 420 pages / Vol 2 - 385 pages / Vol 3 - 490 pages Contemporary leather bindings - bumped on corners and generally scratched & rubbed / Cover of vol 1 and front free endpaper is detached / previous owner's name inscription on front free endaper of each volume foldout map Vol 1 of route taken from England to China / Foldout map sketch journey from Hang-Tschoo-Foo to Quang-Tchoo-Foo or Canton in China & Vol 3 has foldout map of sketch of journey from Zhe- Hol in Tartary by land to Pekin and then by water to Hang-Tchoo-Foo in China. Maps 1 & 2 are untorn. Map three closed tear about one third of width of overall map but is ow is good condition. Text blocks solid clean and tight - no foxing - all 8vo. Codice libro della libreria 542382

Descrizione libro: London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for G. Nicol, 1797. Hardcover. Condizione libro: Used: Very Good. 4to. Two volume set. Vol. I [40] 518pp. Vol. II [24] 626pp. Modern red cloth boards. Very light sunning to spines. Marbled edges. Good covers and binding. Clear, unmarked pages. Text is crisp and clear. These volumes were compiled by the author after accompanying the ambassador to China on his expedition. They describe the region and its people in great detail, providing an educational resource for the area. Ships Daily. Codice libro della libreria 1103100055

Descrizione libro: DOCUMENTING THE FIRST ENGLISH EMBASSY TO CHINA, MACAO &c. London 1797, 1797. Stockdale. Full new calf, spine gilt, 1 volumeedition, 33 copper engravings, 13 x 21.5 cm., abridged fromthe Papers of Earl Macartney, contents clean, text only, no atlas. *The official account of Earl McCartney’s informative butunsuccessful mission to establish formal diplomatic andcommercial relations with China. Staunton accompanied theEmbassy as Secretary & compiled his book chiefly from thepapers of the Ambassador & his fellow envoys. A fascinatingtrue history of the expedition, useful primary source.*IMPORTANT NOTE !Only the FIRST EDITION of this work contains the atlasfolio. Other different or later editions are as described.Beautiful views of Cochin-China, Macao, Yang-Tzw riverlife, many other views of China. Highly collectable title,documenting the first English Embassy to China. A mosthandsome addition to any great collection. This work isseldom found in its complete state, with the atlas of maps& superb copper engraved plates, with nice frontisengravings in volumes 1 & 2 of McCartney and Tchien Lung,the Great Emperor of China.*THE ATLAS OR FOLIO: Not issued until 1798:The atlas was copper etched, it contains a folded generalchart of the track followed by the two ships around theworld, along with 43 other fine charts, maps, plans andmarvelous illustrations, with superb views recorded forposterity.*THE PLATES:The lively and large plates illustrate coastal views, birdsof an unusual character, natives and other images ofsignificance. Expertly drawn and engraved.*By and large, the best single Rnglish language item done onChina in the 18th century ! George Staunton [1737-1801] wasa British diplomat, in 1774 Dr. Samuel Johnson met Stauntonand they became life-long friends. Although the officialmission to China failed, a wealth of precious informationwas collected and published in this first comprehensiveofficial account. During this period of time, Great Britainwas anxious to establish formal diplomatic relations withChina and open usual trade relations. The unwilling Chineseresisted all Western foreign intervention in China. In theend the gifts and arguments were rejected.*THE FOLIO:The folio [when present] contains [102p.], 5 large foldingmaps, 50 finely engraved plates, large format, ca. 58 x 43cm., fresh, clean copy, no foxing.*THE SECOND EDITION:Was published a year after the first edition.ALWAYS A RARE, FASCINATING PRIMARY & HISTORICAL RESOURCE.****BIBLIOGRAPHY:E. Cox: A REFERENCE GULIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF TRAVEL,P.334-345.*Lust 545.*H. H. Cordier: SINICA 2381-82.*Hill: Pacific Voyages, p280-281, 1628, p.250.*Maggs: Catalog no. 521:"Apart from its Chinese importance,is of considerable interest owing to the various placesvisited en route, including Madeira, Teneriff, Rio deJanero, St. Helena, Tristan D'Acuna, Amsterdam Island, Java,Sumatra, Cochin-China, etc."*Cox I, p.334: "A most interesting account of Chinese manners& customs at the close of the 18th century."*Color scans can be sent by email.Images displayed may not bethe actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if youwant to see the exact image of the book or edition instock, please request this by email and an image will bereturned to you by attachment. * * * BUY WITHCONFIDENCE 43 YEARS EXPERIENCE ! * * * !! WARNING: Theabove description is COPYRIGHT protected material underUnited States & International Copyright & Intellectualproperty laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is afelony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW!!! The entire text and contents of this description isCopyright protected 2002-2010 Rare Oriental Book Co. Codice libro della libreria 84212305

Descrizione libro: DOCUMENTING THE FIRST ENGLISH EMBASSY TO CHINA, MACAO &c. Philadelphia 1799, 1799. Campbell.Full old calf, 2 vols. in 1, 297+267p. +24p appendix, 8 copper engravings, 13 x 22 cm., withbrown stain from beginning p. eventually getting lighter topage 90, else clean, spine bit split, corners rubbed, solid.*The official account of Earl McCartney’s informative butunsuccessful mission to establish formal diplomatic andcommercial relations with China. Staunton accompanied theEmbassy as Secretary & compiled his book chiefly from thepapers of the Ambassador & his fellow envoys. A fascinatingtrue history of the expedition, useful primary source.*IMPORTANT NOTE !Only the FIRST EDITION of this work contains the atlasfolio. Other different or later editions are as described.Beautiful views of Cochin-China, Macao, Yang-Tzw riverlife, many other views of China. Highly collectable title,documenting the first English Embassy to China. A mosthandsome addition to any great collection. This work isseldom found in its complete state, with the atlas of maps& superb copper engraved plates, with nice frontisengravings in volumes 1 & 2 of McCartney and Tchien Lung,the Great Emperor of China.*THE ATLAS OR FOLIO: Not issued until 1798:The atlas was copper etched, it contains a folded generalchart of the track followed by the two ships around theworld, along with 43 other fine charts, maps, plans andmarvelous illustrations, with superb views recorded forposterity.*THE PLATES:The lively and large plates illustrate coastal views, birdsof an unusual character, natives and other images ofsignificance. Expertly drawn and engraved.*By and large, the best single Rnglish language item done onChina in the 18th century ! George Staunton [1737-1801] wasa British diplomat, in 1774 Dr. Samuel Johnson met Stauntonand they became life-long friends. Although the officialmission to China failed, a wealth of precious informationwas collected and published in this first comprehensiveofficial account. During this period of time, Great Britainwas anxious to establish formal diplomatic relations withChina and open usual trade relations. The unwilling Chineseresisted all Western foreign intervention in China. In theend the gifts and arguments were rejected.*THE FOLIO:The folio [when present] contains [102p.], 5 large foldingmaps, 50 finely engraved plates, large format, ca. 58 x 43cm., fresh, clean copy, no foxing.*THE SECOND EDITION:Was published a year after the first edition.ALWAYS A RARE, FASCINATING PRIMARY & HISTORICAL RESOURCE.****BIBLIOGRAPHY:E. Cox: A REFERENCE GULIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF TRAVEL,P.334-345.*Lust 545.*H. H. Cordier: SINICA 2381-82.*Hill: Pacific Voyages, p280-281, 1628, p.250.*Maggs: Catalog no. 521:"Apart from its Chinese importance,is of considerable interest owing to the various placesvisited en route, including Madeira, Teneriff, Rio deJanero, St. Helena, Tristan D'Acuna, Amsterdam Island, Java,Sumatra, Cochin-China, etc."*Cox I, p.334: "A most interesting account of Chinese manners& customs at the close of the 18th century."*Color scans can be sent by email.Images displayed may not bethe actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if youwant to see the exact image of the book or edition instock, please request this by email and an image will bereturned to you by attachment. * * * BUY WITHCONFIDENCE 43 YEARS EXPERIENCE ! * * * !! WARNING: Theabove description is COPYRIGHT protected material underUnited States & International Copyright & Intellectualproperty laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is afelony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW!!! The entire text and contents of this description isCopyright protected 2002-2010 Rare Oriental Book Co. Codice libro della libreria 84212309

Descrizione libro: Philadelphia: Robert Campbell, 1799. Hard Cover. Condizione libro: Good. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two Volumes in One. Front cover and endpapers detached but present, else Good. Tree calf boards are heavily rubbed and chipped. Gilt decorated spinestrip. Corners worn through. Marbled end papers. Historical Society bookplate. Text block is tight and square. Lacks the folio volume of maps and plates. (xxiii) 297, 267, printed pages plus 24 page appendix. (Code NHS 2313c). Codice libro della libreria 006560

Descrizione libro: Printed for Robert Campbell, Philadelphia, 1799. Hardcover. Condizione libro: Very Good. First American Edition. 2 volumes in one, 8o (207 x 130 mm). 8 engraved plates and one folding table (some spotting). Contemporary tree calf (joints starting, some chips at spine ends). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, describing the journey of the Earl of Macartney to Beijing and back in the years 1792 to 1794 (see lot 149). Sabin 90843. A quite respectable copy in a contemporary binding. With early American signatures of "Hope Savage" (1802), and "Timothy Reed.". Codice libro della libreria 6009

Descrizione libro: Bulmer., London., 1798. Second edition. Volume I only. Portrait frontispiece, xiii + 518pp, black and white engravings, browned throughout, expertly and attractively rebound in maroon cloth, new endpapers. First four leaves including frontispiece damaged at margins with slight loss, seven final leaves have some marginal tears not affecting text. Quarto.This first volume deals with the preparations for the embassy, the voyage out to China via Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, Java, Cochin-China, Macao, the China coast and into the river leading to Tien-sing. Codice libro della libreria 136528

Descrizione libro: P. Wogan, R. Cross, P. Byrne, etc., Dublin, 1798. Hardcovers. Condizione libro: Fair. Octavo. Octavo . Ex-Library with the usual treatments. Hardcovers Leather , 1798. . Text in English. . 449/430 pp. Bound in full leather. Spines bound with brown buckram. Cover shows considerable rubbing wear. Hinges reinforced. Mild to moderate foxing throughout. Both tomes contain a handful of illustrations. Binding sound. . Codice libro della libreria GRP60900038

Descrizione libro: 2012. Hardcover. Condizione libro: New. 210mm x 297mm x 62mm. 1202 pages. 2.960. Codice libro della libreria 9781108045629

Descrizione libro: OLMS NEUE MEDIEN, London -[1798]. Digitalversion der Microficheausgabe: Hildesheim 2010., 1798. DVD. FÜRSTLICHE BIBLIOTHEK CORVEY - DIGITAL Lieferzeit: ca. 14 Tage. DVD. Codice libro della libreria 2005955

Descrizione libro: OLMS NEUE MEDIEN, London -[1798]. Hildesheim 1995 - 1998., 1798. auf 13 Diazofiches FÜRSTLICHE BIBLIOTHEK CORVEY - MICROFICHE Lieferzeit: ca. 14 Tage. Bei diesem Titel handelt es sich nicht um ein Buch. Dieser Titel ist eine Reproduktion des Originalbuches auf Microfiches. // This title is not a book. It is a micrographic reproduction of the original book on microfiches (microform). Microfiche. Codice libro della libreria 192259

Descrizione libro: 2012. Hardcover. Condizione libro: New. 210mm x 297mm x 62mm. 1202 pages. 2.960. Codice libro della libreria 9781108045629

Descrizione libro: Cambridge University Press, 2012. 2 Paperback books. Condizione libro: Brand New. 1st edition. 1202 pages. In Stock. Codice libro della libreria __1108045626

Descrizione libro: G. Nicol, London, 1798. Full Leather. Second Edition, Corrected. 8.5'' Tall. 1798. xvii/490pp. Volume III only of 3. 'Including cursory observations made and information obtained in travelling through that ancient Empire and a small part of Chinese Tartary together with a relation 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 their return to Europe.' Appendices to rear. Light foxing to contents, and pp466-470 (of the appendices) are slightly dog-eared. The rear hinge is shaken, whilst the front hinge has been repaired using cloth. The boards are rubbed, with slight loss to the top of the spine and to the title label. The contents are vg, the boards g. Codice libro della libreria ViChina01

Descrizione libro: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Quantity pack. Condizione libro: New. 11.69 by 2.44 inches. (1202 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. A two-volume account of Britain's 1792 diplomatic mission to China, published in 1797 by a member of the delegation.George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801) arrived in China in 1792 as a member of a British delegation whose objective was to improve trade and establish better diplomatic relations with the Chinese, who, at the time, restricted economic activity with foreigners to the port of Canton (Guangzhou). Although the group managed to secure an audience with the Qianlong Emperor - to whom the British envoy Lord Macartney famously refused to kowtow - their mission failed. Staunton kept detailed notes throughout his time in China, and in 1797 this two-volume account of the visit was published, and later translated into French and German. Volume 1 begins with a historical account of China's diplomatic relations with Britain and other nations, and then discusses the extensive preparations for the delegation's voyage, and the nine-month journey itself, Volume 2 describes in detail the Emperor's reception of the British, and provides further descriptions of their travels around China. ( Quantity pack). Codice libro della libreria AA1108045626

Descrizione libro: Cambridge Library Collection, United Kingdom, 2012. Multiple copy pack. Condizione libro: New. 297 x 210 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801) arrived in China in 1792 as a member of a British delegation whose objective was to improve trade and establish better diplomatic relations with the Chinese, who, at the time, restricted economic activity with foreigners to the port of Canton (Guangzhou). Although the group managed to secure an audience with the Qianlong Emperor - to whom the British envoy Lord Macartney famously refused to kowtow - their mission failed. Staunton kept detailed notes throughout his time in China, and in 1797 this two-volume account of the visit was published, and later translated into French and German. Volume 1 begins with a historical account of China's diplomatic relations with Britain and other nations, and then discusses the extensive preparations for the delegation's voyage, and the nine-month journey itself; Volume 2 describes in detail the Emperor's reception of the British, and provides further descriptions of their travels around China. Codice libro della libreria AAA9781108045629

Descrizione libro: 2012. Paperback. Condizione libro: New. 210mm x 297mm x 33mm. 656 pages. 1.550. Codice libro della libreria 9781108045612

Descrizione libro: 2012. Paperback. Condizione libro: New. 210mm x 297mm x 33mm. 656 pages. 1.550. Codice libro della libreria 9781108045612

Descrizione libro: 2012. Paperback. Condizione libro: New. 210mm x 297mm x 29mm. 562 pages. 1.330. Codice libro della libreria 9781108045605

Descrizione libro: Paperback. Condizione libro: New. 210mm x 297mm x 33mm. Print on Demand 656 pages. 1.550. Codice libro della libreria 9781108045612

Descrizione libro: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Paperback. Condizione libro: New. 11.69 by 8 inches. (00652 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. {Publisher's Publication Date = 2012-04-01 00:00:00} [ships from USA takes 8-14 days to Europe] Lang=English accessory:NO ACCESSORY (Paperback ). Codice libro della libreria AF1108045618

Descrizione libro: 2012. Paperback. Condizione libro: New. 210mm x 297mm x 29mm. 562 pages. 1.330. Codice libro della libreria 9781108045605

Descrizione libro: Pranava Books, 2006. Paperback. Condizione libro: New. (Vol. 2) New. 2006. Reprinted from 1797 edition. PRANAVA BOOKS edition in Large Size (10.5 by 8.25 inches) (Paperback). This is an exact/strict reproduction of text, no changes has been made in respect to the original text. This is not a set, only a single book/volume. A lot of effort has been made to check and improve each page/scan manually for its quality of text and illustrations (if any, are in b/w). This is not a retyped or an ocr'd book. Index, contents, etc, if any in the original book, are included. This item is printed on demand using good quality natural shade paper. 654 pages (Vol. 2). Codice libro della libreria LZ781212

Descrizione libro: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Paperback. Condizione libro: New. 11.69 by 8 inches. (00550 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. {Publisher's Publication Date = 2012-04-01 00:00:00} [ships from USA takes 8-14 days to Europe] Lang=English accessory:NO ACCESSORY (Paperback ). Codice libro della libreria AF110804560X