Isbn: 9780002726771 - collision of two civilizations (27 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. This is the story of a failed attempt by the British, in 1793, to open the Chinese Empire to Western trade. Led by Lord Macartney, whose distinguished diplomatic posts included India and the Caribbean, the enormous British expedition of nearly 700 men included doctors, scholars, painters, musicians, soldiers and young aristocrats, and lasted more than two years, and its success would have redefined the history of the 19th and 20th centuries. The author has made use of a variety of sources, including, on the British side, the diary of the 12-year-old Thomas Stanton, son of Macartney's deputy, who was the only person in the whole English fleet who spoke Chinese, and, on the Chinese side, the newly discovered secret reports of the Emperor's officials, all annotated by the Emperor himself. …

Hardback. Condizione: Good. This is the story of a failed attempt by the British, in 1793, to open the Chinese Empire to Western trade. Led by Lord Macartney, whose distinguished diplomatic posts included India and the Caribbean, the enormous British expedition of nearly 700 men included doctors, scholars, painters, musicians, soldiers and young aristocrats, and lasted more than two years, and its success would have redefined the history of the 19th and 20th centuries. The author has made use of a variety of sources, including, on the British side, the diary of the 12-year-old Thomas Stanton, son of Macartney's deputy, who was the only person in the whole English fleet who spoke Chinese, and, on the Chinese side, the newly discovered secret reports of the Emperor's officials, all annotated by the Emperor himself. …

Condizione: good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condizione: Good. illustrated edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and clipped.

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1200grams, ISBN:9780002726771.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by The Harvill Press, 1992. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

hardcover. Condizione: near fine. very good(+). Illustrated in color and in black and white. xxxii, 630 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth with gilt spine lettering, d.w. (spine sunned). London: Harvill, (1993). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Translated from the French by Jon Rothschild.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxxiii, 630 p., [14] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm. Notes : Translation of L'Empire Immobile ou Le Choc des Mondes. Subjects: Great Britain. Embassy (China). History 18th century. British China History 18th century. Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806 Genre: Military history. Language: English. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxxiii, 630 p., [14] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm. Notes : Translation of L'Empire Immobile ou Le Choc des Mondes. Subjects: Great Britain. Embassy (China). History 18th century. British China History 18th century. Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806 Genre: Military history. Language: English. 1 Kg.…

1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, xxxvi,630pp, illustrated, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0002726777.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. (Ref.LL3) Very good hardback with excellent DJ.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Type: Book N.B. Light rubbing to head and tail of spine. Fading to D/J spine. Bottom edge of front D/J creased with closed tear.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Fine hardback copy in fine dustjacket. Translated from the French original of 1989. xxxiii, 630pp., colour plates Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Condition Notes: A touch faded at the spine of the dust wrapper. A little age-toned at the top edge of the text block. Minor age-toning to the lining papers. The contents complete, clean and tight; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9½" x 6¼" (1.6 kg); pp (xxxiii) 630; Index; Bibliography; Translated by Jon Rothschild; Includes: Colour plates; Frontispiece; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #204694 ||.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Fine condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First UK Edition. A comprehensive and engaging account by Alain Peyrefitte, chronicling the momentous British expedition to China led by Lord Macartney from 1792 to 1794. This significant historical work explores the cultural clash and diplomatic intricacies between the British Empire and the Qing Dynasty, detailing the ambitions, misunderstandings, and ultimate failure of Macartney's mission to establish trade and diplomatic relations.Contents include: Journey to China [Departure; Lords of Human Kind; When China Was the Rage in Europe; Protected by the British Fleet; Whiff of China]; Another Planet [Macao; Skirting Canton; Strange Beings; Rounding Up Pilots; Renown of the English Name; Tribute; Tis New to Thee; Gifts; Journey Upriver; Lesson in the Kowtow; Residing in a Temple; City of Wood; Gathering Clouds; Passing Through Peking; Garden of Perfect Brightness; Meeting Missionaries; Palace of Discovery; Distraught Scholar; Science of Government; Gilded Prison; Europeans Turned Chinese; Sovereign Under the Influence; Emperor's Vermilion Brush; Jehol Is Not the Place for Business]; In the Shadow of the Emperor [Toward the Great Wall; In Tartar Lands; Crisis of Ritual; Victory; To Each His Own Truth; Aftershock; Morning of the Big Day; At Emperor's Feet; Paradise of 10000 Trees; Emperor of Tartars; Party Continues; Court Secrets; Atmosphere Darkens; Back in Peking; Shipwreck; Scroll of Paper Enthroned; Suzerain's Letter to His Vassal; Message in a Bottle; We Quitted Like Vagrants]; Real Mission Begins [Responding to a Delay; Learned Grand Councillor; Celestial Correspondence; Works & Days; Sabotage Barbarian Vessels; Emperor Upon His Guard Against the Slightest Appearance of Innovation; Unrivaled Postal System; Couple of English Frigates Could Reduce Their Coasts to Famine; Qianlong's Wrath; Rooster Sacrificed; Paradise Suzhou; Brides for Sale; Glimmers in the Gloom; Mollifying Them While Conceding Them Nothing]; New Developments, Fresh Hopes [Patriarch's Testament; Deep South; Keeping Hope Alive; Passage Over Land; Stroke of Luck for Our Country; Corporal Punishment; Pleasures & Frustrations of Tourism; Match of Progress; Descent Toward Canton; Where the Barbarian Devils Were Hated; Canton; Encounters; Extern Brothers & Felonious Merchants; Rearguard Actions; Tomorrow China; More Prosperous Chinese; Request for a Military Alliance; Oceans at War]; After Macartney or a Spiral of Misfortune.Bound in hardcover, this copy is in Near Fine condition, presenting a clean and robust volume, suitable for any serious collector or student of history.…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9½" x 6¼" (1.6 kg); pp (xxxiii) 630; Index; Bibliography; Translated by Jon Rothschild; Includes: Colour plates; Frontispiece; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #205124 ||. …

ISBN 0-00-272677-7. Hardback. Reprint edition. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Copy Two.

630 pages. Slight fading to spine of the d / w., otherwise both d/ w. and book are in near fine condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN 0002726777. Hardcover copy in Very Good to near fine condition with Very good to near fine dustjacket. Tight clean unmarked copy. PR 14 6 2. Later Edition. Dustjacket included.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. red cloth, gilt spine letters, pp., xxxiii, 630, illustrated, frontis., 16 full page plates in full color, maps, 13 pp bibliography, index. Translated from the French by Jon Rothschild. Peyrefitte describes in fascinating detail the story of the attempt by the British in 1793 to open the Chinese Empire to Western Trade. A rich and valuable source on the subject . Size: 8 Vo.. Book.…

Condizione: Very Good.

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.