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ELLIS, Henry. (1777 - 1869). Journal of the Proceedings of the late Embassy to China. Comprising a Correct Narrative of the Public Transactions of the Embassy, of the Voyage to and from China, and of the Journey from the Mouth of the Pei-Ho to the Return to Canton. John Murray 1817. single volume, first edition, 4to, (281 x 223mm), contemporary calf, gilt, raised bands, marbled edges and e/ps., armorial bookplate of Sir Frances Lindley Wood, nautical bookplate of John Montagu Ratner, etched portrait frontispiece of Lord Amherst, 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 2 engraved maps only of 3, (lacking folding map) Appendix, Itinerary corresponding with the text, 526pp. Lord Amherst was chosen to proceed to Peking as British envoy and represent to the Emperor Kea K'ing the wrongs which British subjects were suffering under his rule. Ellis, a diplomat, accompanied Amherst to China in 1816, in capacity of third commissioner. Sir Francis Lindley Wood, 2nd Baronet (1771-1846) was a confidant of Lord Fitzwilliam who supported the abolition of slavery and the Reform Act, 1832 and held a large demonstration in York in order to demonstrate his favour for it, (Qty. 1). Condition Report: boards marked and stained, corners scuffed, spine bumped head/tail, foxing to portrait frontispiece and title page and further occasional light foxing affecting the two maps, the plates mostly clean and bright, lacks folding map and errata.Condition Report Disclaimer