An Historical Account of the Embassy... 1797.
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[Asia/China]. AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE EMBASSY TO THE EMPEROR OF CHINA, Undertaken by Order of The King of Great Britain; Including The Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; and Preceded by An Account of the Causes of The Embassy and Voyage to China. Abridged principally from the Papers of Earl Macartney, as Compiled by Sir George Staunton, Bart… Lon: John Stockdale, 1797. [2], [iii]-xv, [i], 475, [5] pp. Contemp leather. Lacks rear cover and portions of spine, front cover separated. Some plates have close margins. Dampstain to upper portion of prelims (within engraved area of engr ti and frontis), small dampstain to some other plates. Foxed, plates toned. Blank plate recto facing p220 and p296 have scribbling (not visible from image side). ESTC T147859. From the octavo edition, issued without a price at base of title page, and with the last numbered page being “475.” 33 images on 25 plates.
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