Narrative of The Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59.
New York. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1860. First American edition. 60 black and white wood engravings, chromolithograph frontispiece showing "A Winter Scene in Japan", with foxed tissue-guard. xvi + 645pp, appendices. Original cloth stamped and lettered in gilt. 23 x 14cm. A history, told in the format of a personal..... More