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Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. xvi, [17]-645 pp, bound in original blue cloth, with color frontispiece, many additional b/w illustrations. Boards heavily worn and soiled, binding sound, contents clean; a few pages chipped at the fore edge`. In 1857 Oliphant, a well-traveled lawyer, diplomat, and..... Item #24387
