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THB[MACARTNEY, George (1737?1806)]. ?? [CAWTHORN, G., editor]....
Lot 60
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Our first book sale of the year features an array of items not seen on the market in over a century. Among the Americana lots crossing the block is one of the rarest and important Revolutionary War narratives, being Ethan Allen’s account of his captivity in British prisons printed in 1779. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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[MACARTNEY, George (1737?1806)]. ?? [CAWTHORN, G., editor]. A Complete View of the Chinese Empire? and a Genuine and Copious Account of Earl Macartney?s Embassy from King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. London: G. Cawthorn, 1798. 8vo. Half?title, engraved portrait frontispiece of Kien Long, Emperor of China, 1pp. advertisement at front and 2pp. publisher?s ad at rear. Modern half crushed levant antique, marbled boards, gilt centerpieces in compartments, green morocco lettering?piece gilt, renewed endpapers (some offsetting from text, occasional light browning). FIRST EDITION, and a rare account from the ?journal kept by?, a servant of the Ambassador? (Cox). An important work that laid the foundation for future diplomatic relations between the British embassy and China in the 19th century. Great Britain was anxious to establish formal diplomatic relations with China and open the way for unimpeded trade relations. But the veil of Chinese reserve and self-sufficiency, which for centuries seldom admitted penetration, still hung over the empire, and effectually resisted Lord Macartney?s arguments and gifts. His visit was not in vain however, for provided a most interesting account of Chinese manners and customs at the end of the eighteenth century. Cordier BS 2392; Cox I:345; L?wendahl 701.
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