The Collision Of Two Civilisations

London,: Harvill, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 Vo.,. red cloth, gilt spine letters, pp., xxxiii, 630, illustrated, frontis., 16 full page plates in full color, maps, 13 pp bibliography, index. Translated from the French by Jon Rothschild. Peyrefitte describes in fascinating detail the story of the attempt by the British in 1793 to open the Chinese Empire to… Read more about this item

London : Harvill , 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxxiii, 630 p., [14] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm. Notes : Translation of L'Empire Immobile ou Le Choc des Mondes. Subjects: Great Britain.… Read more about this item

London.: Harvill.. Second Printing.. 1993.. Translated from the French. Map, colour plates, xxxiii + 630pp, notes, index, spine a little faded, a good hardback copy in dustjacket. 24 x 16cm. This book describes the story of the attempt by the British in 1793 to open the Chinese Empire to Western trade. .

Harvill Press, 1993. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.