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ABEL, Clarke (1780-1826). Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a Voyage to and from that Country, in the Years 1816 and 1817... London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819.
ABEL, Clarke (1780-1826). Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a Voyage to and from that Country, in the Years 1816 and 1817... London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. 4 o (264 x 216 mm). 4 engraved maps (3 folding), and 18 (of 19) engraved plates (8 hand-colored), errata slip. (Lacks one uncolored botanical plate, some light browning, some offsetting). Contemporary half calf (rebacked, light wear to corners.) Provenance : M. Nazapen ("Disce pati" armorial bookplate). Second edition. The botanical plate that is here missing is often lacking. Abbey Travel 537.