Lot 410
Staunton, Sir George
Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 26 May 2010 at 12:00 BST
£5,000
Description
An authentic account of an embassy from the king of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. London: G. Nicol, 1797. 2 volumes, 4to, [iii-iv, xxxiv, 518; xx, 626], text with 2 engraved frontispieces and 1 plate, atlas with 44 charts and plates, 7 folding and laid down on linen, text nineteenth century calf, atlas nineteenth century half calf, all volumes with Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spines, lacking half-titles, the folding plates browned at centre fold, some spotting, foot of spine chipped and worn, joints splitting
Footnote
Provenance: To be sold on behalf of the Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust.