England's Quest of Eastern Trade.
London. A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1933. First English Edition. Stock ID #178443 "It would be difficult to make dull any narrative of early ventures to the East - so picturesque were the surroundings, so great the hazards, so marvellous the bravery and endurance of those pioneers of commerce. But the story gains in depth and value when it is told, not as a jumble of disconnected experiments, but as a drama of sustained effort, extending over more than a century, to establish trade between our own small island and the vast and populous empires of the Orient, at the time supposed to be full of riches." (From preface). When referring to this item please quote stockid 178443.
13 black & white maps, including one folding, xiv + 355pp, bibliography, index, an ex library copy with the usual markings but a very clean, sound and firm copy. Pioneer Histories Series.
Price: $85.00 AU