The Chinese Commercial Guide (1966 Reprint of 1863 5th Edition)

The Chinese Commercial Guide, Containing Treaties, Tariffs, Regulations, Tables, Etc., Useful in the Trade to China & Eastern Asia with an Appendix of Sailing Directions for those Seas and Coasts (1966 Reprint of the 1863 5th Edition) 
by S. Wells Williams

Book Description: Ch-eng-wen Publishing Company, Taipei, 1966. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine, reprint of the 5th Edition that was originally published in 1863, This edition published in 1966, 387 pp. plus a 266 pp. Appendix,

Book Condition: Very Good, some bubbling of cloth covers, areas near spine are discolored, corners bumped, light shelfwear, shaken, front hinge starting to crack, back hinge intact but loose, some cracks between signatures, fold outs present and intact, top dust dulled, soil to text blocks, previous price to front end papers, pen marks to back end papers, pages clean and unmarked, no dust jacket,

Contents: Chapter I: Four Treaties with China, II. Articles of Trade with China, III. Foreign Commerce with China, IV. Foreign Commerce with Japan, V. Moneys, Weights, &C in China, VI. Western Moneys, Weights, &C, VII. Tables on Prices, Exchanges, Index to Commercial Guide, Appendix. -- end. 387 pp. for text plus a 266 pp. Appendix. Collectible.

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