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MCPHERSON, Duncan
The war in China. Narrative of the Chinese Expedition from its formation in April, 1840, to the treaty of peace in August 1842.
Saunders and Otley, London 1843. Third edition. 8vo., xiv, 280pp., 2 pages ads at front, hand-coloured lithograph frontispiece, lithograph view of Hong Kong, map, original maroon blind-stamped cloth gilt, light wear, recased, a very good copy.
The third edition omits the "bulky despatches" and adds illustrations. Duncan Macpherson (1812-1867), military surgeon, was born on 25 September 1812, and trained in medicine at Edinburgh, where he graduated MD in 1835. He was appointed surgeon to the army in Madras in 1836. Between 1840 and 1842 he served with the 37th grenadier regiment in China, and he was severely wounded at Chuenpe (Chuanbi). - ODNB. Lust 567.
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