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London : T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1804. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. Bound in contemporary polished calf. Binding worn, restored, with boards rebacked. Marbled end sheets. x, 632 pages. Hand colored, aquatint portrait frontispiece, and 5 aquatint plates, 3 engraved plates (2 folding). Generally clean internally. Light, scattered spotting. Refs: Hill (2004) 62; Abbey, Travel 531; Tooley 84; Lowendahl 724; Lust 365. Barrow served as Lord Macartney's private secretary during the first attempt to establish a British embassy in China. Barrow's account was a significant as one of the first made by an Englishman of the Chinese Empire and its people. Armorial bookplate of Lord Berwick, Qui uti scit ei bona. Thomas Noel Hill, 2nd Baron Berwick (1770-1832).

Travels in China by John Barrow is an extensive travelogue detailing his journeys and observations during his time in China, offering insights into the culture, society, and geography of the region during the early 19th century.