[CHINA] BOUINAIS, Albert. From Hanoi to Beijing. Notes on Ch - Lot 74

[CHINA] BOUINAIS, Albert. From Hanoi to Beijing. Notes on China. Paris and Nancy, Berger-Levrault et Cie, 1892. 12mo, honey-colored half-maroquin, ribbed spine, pine-green title label, with a full-length gilded monogram crowned at the bottom. XLV and 376 pp. Spine slightly browned with minimal scuffs; crease on the upper endpaper and the first leaf; small tear in the upper margin of page XXXIII; paper browned at the margins. First edition. Albert Bouinais (1851–1895), a French officer and Orientalist, participated in negotiations with Chinese authorities in 1887 and subsequently accompanied a delegation to Beijing. In this essay, he recounts his mission and his journey and describes China from various perspectives: trade, the army and navy, religion, diplomacy, and the country’s European policy. Bookplate bearing the coat of arms of Count Tresvaux de Berteux, engraved by Agry. In good condition.