Author: LILJEVALCH, CARL FREDRIK:
Title: Chinas handel, industri och statsförfattning, jemte underrättelser om chinesernes folkbildning, seder och bruk, samt notiser om Japan, Siam m.fl. orter. Stockholm, J.Beckman, 1848.
Description: . Pp. viii, 407. With 6 plates, of which 4 are coloured lithographs. Staining to the plates. Contemporary half calf, spine decorated in gilt, rubbed. Old ownership stamp on title and front paste down. Contains interesting material on Chinese economy and culture, a 15 page essay on Japan and a small section on Siam. Liljevalch represented Sweden in 1844 when a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Sweden/Norway and China was established. First edition. Cordier BJ 505 and BS 86.

Keywords: East Asia, china, japan, siam, chinese, kina, east, far east, asia, asiatic, asien, asie, travel, voyages, exploration,


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