A Complete view of the Chinese Empire 1798

CHINA. CAWTHRONE, G. (editor). A Complete View of the Chinese Empire. Exhibited in a Geographical Description on its Antiquity, and a Genuine and Copius Account of the Earl Macartney's Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. London (G. Gawthrone) 1798.8:o. (5, lacks half title), VIII, (i)-lxxii, (1)-224, 275-456 (irregular pagination, pp. 225-274 omitted in pagination, lacks last advertisement leaf) pp. Engraved frontispiece (some marginal staining, some foxing). Contemporary brown calf, worn, gilt spine, marbled edges. Minor foxing. Löwendahl 701. From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).