A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, in the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; Containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese and a Description of the Country, Towns, Cities, &c., &c.

New York: Printed by T. and J. Swords, for Rogers and Berry, 1795. First American Edition. Duodecimo, original full sheep (leather, hardcover), xxiv, [1] - 328 pp. Description of 18th Century China. An account of the voyage of the well-traveled George Macartney, first envoy of Britain to China, and his retinue, told in the form of a descriptive journal by Macartney’s highly articulate valet. Near-Fine.