Lot 18
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Anderson, Aeneas

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • Anderson, Aeneas
  • A Narrative of the British Embassy to China. London: J. Debrett, 1795
  • paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (291 x 225mm.), xxiv, 278, xxvi pp., half-title, contemporary sheep, gilt spine, red label

Literature

Löwendahl 685

Condition

A very good copy
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Catalogue Note

The first printed account of the first embassy to China which also includes "accounts of  customs and manners of the Chinese, and a description of the country, towns, cities, etc." (title).