Description: Interior of the North Fort Peiho... [and] Chinese Field-Gun...[and] Dining under difficulties...[caption titles] Author: [OPIUM WARS - ANTIQUE PRINT] Title: Interior of the North Fort Peiho... [and] Chinese Field-Gun...[and] Dining under difficulties...[caption titles] Publication: London. Illustrated London News. December 8, 1860 Description: One half page and two smaller engravings12.5 x 34 cm, and two10 x 15.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf, top edge spotted, a few small edge tears, lower edge trimmed, but in very good condition. Three engravings prepared for the Illustrated London News depicting the Third Battle of Taku Forts near Tianjin: an allied French and British assault, part of the Second Opium War and an attempt to compel the Chinese government to observe the trade treaties signed between their governments in 1858, which included allowing the British to continue the opium trade in China. From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker, with his pencilled notation. When referring to this item please quote stockid 179264. Seller ID: 179264 Subject: All Galleries, Ephemera and Maps Asia Bookroom Asia Bookroom is located in Canberra, Australia, specialising in out of print and antiquarian books of Asian interest with some quality new books. Our stock extends from new books hot off the press to rare antiquarian volumes, including a wide variety of books published in many parts of the world, some of which are rarely seen outside of Asia. Payment PayPal is preferred. Shipping All orders ship within two business days. Orders outside of Australia are shipped via Air Mail and can take 2 to 3 weeks to arrive. Very occasionally books are lost in transit. It is vital in these cases that we are informed promptly as it becomes almost impossible to trace, even an insured package, after a period. Please contact us if you are concerned that your parcel has taken too long to arrive. Our packing is of the highest standard and it is very rare for faulty packaging to be the cause. Returns All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a refund. Guarantee We want you to be 100% satisfied in all your dealings with us. We are experienced booksellers who appreciate the importance of condition and make every effort to carefully and fairly describe each book we handle. To ensure this happens we take great pains to accurately describe the condition of our books in cases, such as antiquarian or secondhand books, where a condition description is required. If you see no explanation of condition in a description of a book, you can safely assume that it is either a new book or is a secondhand/out of print book in excellent condition.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 160 AUD
Location: Canberra, Australia
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Author: OPIUM WARS - ANTIQUE PRINT
Publisher: Illustrated London News
Year Printed: 1860
Language: English
