[CHINA]; [PARLIAMENTARY PAPER].

Correspondence respecting insults in China.

Presented to the House of Commons by command of Her Majesty, 1857.

Stock Code 90916

London, Harrison and Sons, 1857

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The second opium war. Scarce parliamentary paper dealing with the Second Opium War. Includes papers by Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir John Davis, the Earl of Aberdeen, and Viscount Palmerston. Amongst the subjects covered are disturbances at Canton and the burning of factories; persecution of Chinese in British employ at Amoy; attacks on British at Foo-chow; affray between Americans and Chinese at Whampoa; etc.

First edition. viii, 228pp., original printed blue wrappers, rebacked, light stains to covers, corner wear, a very good copy.

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