1804 1stED Travels in China Its Rank Among Civilized Nations Color Plates 11"x9" John Barrow Fine Leather Bindings,Travel & Exploration

BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION REBOUND IN 1/2 LEATHER WITH MARBLED BOARDS. NEW END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, BINDING AND HINGES ARE EXCELLENT, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS, SOME LIGHT SPORADIC FOXING. ILLUSTRATED WITH FULL PAGE COLOR PLATES, LARGE BOOK MEASURES 10.75"x8.75". FIRST EDITION, 221 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE WITH ALL PLATES CALLED FOR. CHINA WAS TERRA INCOGNITO AT THIS TIME, STILL CLOSED TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE JESUIT MISSIONS AND MARCO POLO. BARROW WAS A KEEN OBSERVER, BUT GRADUALLY LESS SYMPATHETIC TO THE CHINESE CULTURE. THIS IS A CORNERSTONE TO ANY CHINESE COLLECTION.