€200
Fortune, Three Years Wandering in the Northern Provinces of China, L. 1847. 2nd Ed more important than 1st as it contains an appendix on transmitting/transporting plants to other countries and additional text on tea. 420 pps; 4 full page lithographs and ill title page; map; other b/w ills throughout. A seminal work on establishing the Indian tea trade. Prof repair to some loss on pps 415/6. Later cloth covers. A very scarce and sought-after book. Previous owner sig; bookseller ticket from Hong Kong (1).
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