Travel

An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney with Extracts from his Letters, and the Narrative of his Experiences in China, as told by Himself 1737-1806 from Hitherto Unpublished Correspondence and Documents, b&w illustrations from portraits, miniatures, engravings and drawings, footnotes, index, xx & 479 pp, green cloth, slight marks to covers (see picture), small tears to top edge of spine, edges of spine and corners a little rubbed, endpapers and closed edges of pages tanned, a few pencil lines and neat annotations in margins, but binding firm and on the whole a good reading copy, John Murray 1908

22 x 13 cm, 880g, no ISBN

See the extract from the author’s preface below.

Still in print, but only in paperback, from a plethora of American publishers, at prices starting from £16.59 upwards. The Cambridge University Press has also just issued a paperback reprint at a steep £35.99.  My hardback copy will open flat and will be a great deal easier to read.