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Auction archive: Lot number 4

A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, In the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese; and a Description of the Country, Towns, Cities, &c. &c.

Estimate
US$500 - US$800
Price realised:
US$300
Auction archive: Lot number 4

A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, In the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese; and a Description of the Country, Towns, Cities, &c. &c.

Estimate
US$500 - US$800
Price realised:
US$300
Beschreibung:

Title: A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, In the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese; and a Description of the Country, Towns, Cities, &c. &c. Author: Anderson, Æneas Place: New York Publisher: Printed by T. and J. Swords for Rogers and Berry Date: 1795 Description: xxiv, 328 pp. (12mo) 17.5x10 cm (7x4") period full calf, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. First Edition. Important and early report on the first British diplomatic mission to China. Evans 28189. Lot Amendments Condition: Binding worn, stain on rear cover, hinges cracked, lacking rear free endpaper; foxing throughout; good. Item number: 252469

Auction archive: Lot number 4
Auction:
Datum:
20 Nov 2014
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, In the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese; and a Description of the Country, Towns, Cities, &c. &c. Author: Anderson, Æneas Place: New York Publisher: Printed by T. and J. Swords for Rogers and Berry Date: 1795 Description: xxiv, 328 pp. (12mo) 17.5x10 cm (7x4") period full calf, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. First Edition. Important and early report on the first British diplomatic mission to China. Evans 28189. Lot Amendments Condition: Binding worn, stain on rear cover, hinges cracked, lacking rear free endpaper; foxing throughout; good. Item number: 252469

Auction archive: Lot number 4
Auction:
Datum:
20 Nov 2014
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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