Author

SWINHOE, Robert.

Title

Narrative of the North China campaign of 1860;
containing personal experiences of Chinese character, and of the moral and social condition of the country; together with a description of the interior of Pekin.

Published, Date

Smith, Elder and Co., London1861.

Description

First edition, 8vo., viii, 391pp., publisher's catalogue at back, 5 full-page lithographs from photographs by Beato, 1 double-page plan, original blindstamped blue cloth gilt, recased, new endpapers, staining to upper cover.

Note

"The most satisfactory account of the operations of 1860." (Morse).

References

Cordier, Sinica, 2377.

Stock Number

74120