Title: An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China [+ 2 others] Author: Staunton, George Leonard Place: London Publisher: Printed by W. Bulmer for G. Nicol Date: 1797 Description: 2 volumes only (atlas not present). [2], xxxiv, 518; xx, 626 pp. Illustrated with two engraved frontispiece portraits, one engraved plate, and 25 engravings in the text after drawings by W. Alexander. (4to) 11½x9¾, period calf tooled in blind, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers & edges. First Edition. * Stauntion. An Historical Account of the Embassy to the Emperor of China Undertaken by Order of the King of Great Britain. xvi, 475, [2] + [3] ad pp. With 24 engraved plates incl. frontispiece & 2 folding maps of China (engraved added title not present). 8¼x4¾, period tree calf, morocco lettering piece. First 8vo (abridged) Edition. London: John Stockdale, 1797. * Anon. A complete view of the Chinese empire...and a genuine and copious account of Earl Macartney’s embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. 8, lxxii, 456, [2]pp. Frontispiece portrait. 8¼x4¾, period tree calf, spine gilt, morocco lettering piece. First Edition. London: G. Cawthorn, 1798. Together, 3 works in 4 volumes. Three works primarily concerned with the embassy of Earl Macartney to the imperial court in Peking, first official British embassy to China. Macartney traveled via Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope and Indonesia. He was accompanied by Staunton and a retinue which included Staunton's 11-year-old son, nominally the ambassador's page. The 11-year-old turned out to be only European member of the embassy able to speak Mandarin, and thus the only one able to converse with the Emperor. Of the first work, Hill 1624 notes "...Apart from its Chinese importance, it is of considerable interest, owing to the descriptions of the various places en route which were visited..." Provenance: A Northern California private collector. Lot Amendments Condition: Some shelf wear, joints tender and starting to crack in a few instances; abridged Staunton with darkening & offset to plates, else all very good. Item number: 204986
Title: An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China [+ 2 others] Author: Staunton, George Leonard Place: London Publisher: Printed by W. Bulmer for G. Nicol Date: 1797 Description: 2 volumes only (atlas not present). [2], xxxiv, 518; xx, 626 pp. Illustrated with two engraved frontispiece portraits, one engraved plate, and 25 engravings in the text after drawings by W. Alexander. (4to) 11½x9¾, period calf tooled in blind, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers & edges. First Edition. * Stauntion. An Historical Account of the Embassy to the Emperor of China Undertaken by Order of the King of Great Britain. xvi, 475, [2] + [3] ad pp. With 24 engraved plates incl. frontispiece & 2 folding maps of China (engraved added title not present). 8¼x4¾, period tree calf, morocco lettering piece. First 8vo (abridged) Edition. London: John Stockdale, 1797. * Anon. A complete view of the Chinese empire...and a genuine and copious account of Earl Macartney’s embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. 8, lxxii, 456, [2]pp. Frontispiece portrait. 8¼x4¾, period tree calf, spine gilt, morocco lettering piece. First Edition. London: G. Cawthorn, 1798. Together, 3 works in 4 volumes. Three works primarily concerned with the embassy of Earl Macartney to the imperial court in Peking, first official British embassy to China. Macartney traveled via Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope and Indonesia. He was accompanied by Staunton and a retinue which included Staunton's 11-year-old son, nominally the ambassador's page. The 11-year-old turned out to be only European member of the embassy able to speak Mandarin, and thus the only one able to converse with the Emperor. Of the first work, Hill 1624 notes "...Apart from its Chinese importance, it is of considerable interest, owing to the descriptions of the various places en route which were visited..." Provenance: A Northern California private collector. Lot Amendments Condition: Some shelf wear, joints tender and starting to crack in a few instances; abridged Staunton with darkening & offset to plates, else all very good. Item number: 204986
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