An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China Including Cursory Observations Made and Information Obtained in Travelling Through That Ancient Empire and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary. Together with a Relation of the Voyage undertaken on the Occasion by his Majesty's Ship 'The Lion' and the Ship 'Hindestan' in the East India Company's Service to the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pekin sic; as well as of their return to Europe. By Sir George Staunton Dublin, Printed for P. Wogan, R. Cross, P. Byrne and others, 1798. First Dublin Edition. Complete in Two Volumes. Volume I: XV, 449 pages. Volume II: XVIII, 430 pages, With 26 full-page-plates and including an Appendix. CONDITION A good copy of the first Dublin edition. Both bindings are good with light signs of age. Inner and outer ninges secure with no cracking. Endpapers good. Bookplates to inside covers. All contents present and pages clean throughout. All 26 plates present and in good condition. Overall a very good.