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Philadelphia 1840, Littell. New black cloth, very good,pages 103-120, extracted from "The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science & Art" but originally from Blackwell's Magazine, UK. The controversial subject of opium sales to China rages. It is also an article which covers the 'scandalous' Chinese position on opium. Lin'S seisure of British opium ships, the attack on Capt. Elliot. A marvelous early look at the real controvesy and problems.