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Lot 188
Sale 6330 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 8, 2025
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,000 -
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$6,400
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[CHINA - TRAVEL]. A group of 19 titles from the 18th and early 19th centuries, including:
ANDERSON, Aeneas. A Narrative of the British Embassy to China in the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794. London: J. Debrett, 1795. -- BINGHAM, John Elliott (1804-1878). Narrative of the Expedition to China. London: Henry Colburn, 1842. 2 volumes. -- DAVIS, John Francis, Sir (1795-1890). Sketches of China. London: Charles Knight & Co., 1841. 2 volumes. -- ELLIOTT, Robert James (1780-1849). Views in the East... London: H. Fisher & Son, Co., 1833. 2 volumes. -- FORREST, Thomas (c 1729-c 1802). A Voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas from Balambangan... London: Printed by G. Scott, 1779. -- GUTZLAFF, Charles (1803-1851). China Opened. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1838. 2 volumes. -- HEDIN, Sven (1865-1952). Across the Gobi Desert. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. -- JOHNSON, James. TheOriental Voyager. London: James Asperne, 1807. -- OUCHTERLONY, John. The Chinese War: An Account of All the Operations of the British Forces. London: Saunders & Otley, 1844. -- Report of Proceedings on a Voyage to the Northern Ports of China in the Ship Lord Amherst. London: B. Fellowes, 1833.
And 9 others. Together, 19 works in 26 volumes, various 8vo and 4to sizes and bound in full or half calf, condition generally fine. Complete available upon request.
