The I.G. in Peking: Letters of Robert Hart Chinese Maritime Customs 1868-1907
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1975. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful two volume 1st Edition set on Hart, Britain's Inspector general of China's Imperial Maritime Service during the late 19th century. "Hart was the most important and most influential Westerner in Qing dynasty China. According to Jung Chang, he transformed Chinese..... More