Description
China.- Fortune (Robert) A Residence among the Chinese..., first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece, 4 plates, and illustrations, light browning and soiling, a few plates frayed at edges, modern half calf, 8vo, 1857.
⁂ Fortune was a Scottish botanist sent to China by the Royal Horticultural Society in search of plants, particularly tea for cultivation in India.
Lot 93
China.- Fortune (Robert) A Residence among the Chinese..., first edition, modern half calf, 8vo, 1857.
Hammer Price: £140
Description
China.- Fortune (Robert) A Residence among the Chinese..., first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece, 4 plates, and illustrations, light browning and soiling, a few plates frayed at edges, modern half calf, 8vo, 1857.
⁂ Fortune was a Scottish botanist sent to China by the Royal Horticultural Society in search of plants, particularly tea for cultivation in India.