Notes of a journey from Hankow to Ta-li fu 1875
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MARGARY, AUGUSTUS RAYMOND. Notes of a Journey from Hankow to Ta-li fu. Shanghai (printed by F. & C. Walsh) 1875.
8:o (about 213x140 mm.). (5), vi-viii, (1)-51, (1 blank) pp. Original printed wrappers bound in (some spotting).
Green cloth (early 20th century).Title in gold on upper board, blank spine. Title somewhat foxed, and mended in upper margin.
Löwendahl: China illustrata nova. Supplement, 1831.
Captain McLeod´s unsuccessful mission of 1836 is the first official British attempt to find an overland route to China.
After this came a succession of other ventures from Assam and Burma, all - for one reason or another - failures. These culminated in the famous and ill-fated Dual Mission in 1874-1875. This was a joint attempt to explore West China from the Burmese and Chines sides, narrated by A. D. Blue.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
Auktionsnummer:
6185
Datum:
2017-11-21