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Set of five Parliamentary Papers on the Second Opium War and its aftermath 1859-71: Correspondence respecting Affairs in China 1859-60; Papers relating to the Rebellion in China and Trade in the Yang-tze-kiang River; Further Papers relating to the Rebellion in China. With an Appendix; Papers relating to the Massacre of Europeans at Tien-tsin on 21st June 1870; Correspondence respecting the Revision of the Treaty of Tien-Tsin.

rif. 121090London Harrison and Sons 1861; 1862; 1863; 1871; 1871. . First editions; 5 vols in 1 4to 32 x 22 cm; in total 11 lithograph maps 10 of which folding discreet stamps to titles of vol 1 and 3; later half green calf marbled boards spine in six gilt ruled compartments with gilt red morocco lettering piece all edges speckled red a fine copy; viii 275; iv 158; vii 196 4; vii 247; viii 467 pp. Five scarce parliamentary reports covering the Second Opium War the Taiping Rebellion and the Tianjin Massacre. Together they represent the decade in the 'Century of Humiliation' that solidified the privileges of Western nations in China and freedom of religion and evangelisation by Christian missionaries. The first paper contains letters sent during the Second Opium War 1859-61 between John Russell 1792-1878 then foreign secretary to James Bruce Earl of Elgin 1811-1863 and High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and his brother Frederick Bruce 1814-1867 envoy superintendent and right hand man. James Bruce looms large in the history of the China as the destroyer of the Old Summer Palace Yuanming Yuan in response to Chinese treatment of British prisoners: here the letter from Prince Kung that Elgin found unsatisfactory is given in full as well as Elgin's reply stating that 'The demolition of Yuen-ming-yuen will take place immediately'. The second and third papers relate to the Taiping Rebellion as it faltered in 1862 and 1863. Repeated attempts by the Taipings to capture Shanghai in 1861 and 1862 failed in large part to the success of the British led 'Ever Victorious Army' and was the turning point for the Qing reconquest at least in the eastern provinces. The Yangtze connected the Taiping capital Nanking with Shanghai which threatened trade and was a considerable factor in Britain lending military support to the Qing dynasty. Many of the letters and 5 maps are concerned with Ningpo Ningbo which was in the hands of Taiping forces between 9 December 1861 and 10 May 1862. The fourth and fifth papers cover the Tianjin Massacre of 1870 and the effects it had on the renegotiation of the 1858 Treaty of Tianjin. The Tianjin Massacre saw the French Catholic mission at Tianjin stormed and destroyed in a riot stirred up by rumours of child kidnapping and mutilation with a death toll of around 60. The event was condemned by all sides but caused a major diplomatic incident between the Chinese French and British and weakened the Chinese renegotiation of the Treaty of Tianjin. Included are the full set of articles agreed between the British Consul and China as well as the letter revealing that the British government refused to ratify the terms. Scarce very few UK institutional copies A few of each paper scattered amongst SOAS BL Kew Cambridge and Eton - fourth paper not found in any UK institution. London, Harrison and Sons, 1861; 1862; 1863; 1871; 1871. hardcover

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First Report from the Select Committee on the Affairs of the East India Company.

rif. 121050London Ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed 8 July 1830. . First edition; 4to 34 x 22 cm; numerous tables in text some very light occasional spotting; later half-calf to style marbled boards gilt spine in six compartments with gilt black lettering piece all edges marbled a very good copy; xxiii 500 173 pp. This was the final large-scale inquiry into the East India Company in China before their monopoly was revoked in 1833. Since the revocation of their monopoly in India twenty years prior the Company's trading power had been more and more heavily relying on tea exports through which they were able to control prices. The six sessions of the parliamentary Select Committee between February 15th and June 3rd clearly laid out the inadequacies of the Company supplying the potential trade on offer with China and more importantly the additional costs upon the British consumer through the inefficiencies associated with the Company. After 1833 the East India Company was a purely administrative body whose army was used as part of the British force in the First Opium War. Opium was one of the issues raised early on in the sessions in particular in regards to its legality and whether it therefore laid under the jurisdiction of the Company: 'is not the opium trade in China. entirely an illicit trade'. Part of the reason for revoking the Company's monopoly was that the stance they had to take in regards to opium that it was a prohibited product precluded both themselves and any other private merchants from profiting from a 'trade which is open to the rest of the world'. The rest of the report is largely concerned with the primary export from China: tea. The charts in the appendices helpfully lay clear the extent of the trade showing that on average the Company exported nearly 130000 tonnes of tea to England and America every year and the duties paid by the Company on tea to the Crown alone exceeded £3000000 a year. In large part the inquiry concerned itself with the high prices for the end English consumer resulting from the inefficiencies and protectionist practices inherent in a monopoly. The difference between the cost of tea in America versus England is highlighted with some teas being double the price in England compared to America as well as costs of ship production when compared with both America and the Crown. One of the witnesses states that 'the Company has been always anxious to promote the consumption of tea' knowing they would struggle to provide 'an adequate supply for any increased demand'. Rare in commerce with none at auction in the last 30 years. [London], Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 8 July 1830. hardcover

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Album of photographs compiled by W. J. Jordan a petty officer cook serving on the China station with HMS Dorsetshire.

1930rif. 189255China: late 1930s. Cruising competition and conflict on the China station A well-preserved collection divided into sections concerning naval life in Weihaiwei and other ports and the Sino-Japanese hostilities. The lead in its class HMS Dorsetshire was launched in 1929 and following refitting served on the China station with the 5th Cruiser Squadron from 1936 until the general outbreak of war in 1939. The album is a combination of personal snapshots and occasional professional compositions. It opens with photographs of Weihaiwei including of the naval canteen the China fleet moored in the bay and the Ah Fong photography studio on main street. Others show the port in winter 1938 several snowmen in evidence fleet and gunnery exercises and the crew's victories in the Weihaiwei football competition and the China station's pulling regattas. One studio image shows their bevy of trophies foremost among them the coveted Yokohama Bowl. In Shanghai Jordan snapped many of the famous vistas and sights. The second half is focused on the Sino-Japanese War which had been raging since 1937. Photographs of ruined Japanese cotton mills in Qingdao are followed by shots of Japanese troops entering the city to consolidate their control and others some perhaps from studios document the 1937 hostilities in Shanghai including the burning city skyline. Material on the final four leaves date from after the ship's departure from China. Landscape post-binder album 280 x 360 mm. With 148 gelatin silver photographs predominantly vernacular snapshots approx. 55 x 90 mm or slightly larger corner-mounted on 11 black card leaves with glassine guards groups or individual photographs neatly captioned in white manuscript 3 other leaves unused. Original blue cloth boards metal posts front cover decorated in blind in relief name of compiler and their vessel in white manuscript on inner front cover. Album lightly worn photographs bright and still fresh on account of guards: an excellent collection. hardcover

Peter Harrington · Regno Unito1250,00 £≈ 1487,60 €

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