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[China] MUTRÉCY (Charles de). Diary of the China campaign. 1…
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[China] MUTRÉCY (Charles de). Diary of the China campaign. 1…
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[China] MUTRÉCY (Charles de). Diary of the China campaign. 1859-1860-1861. Paris, Dentu, 1862. 2 volumes in-8, half-maroquin with corners, 5-nerved spine with gilt monogram at foot, gilt head (binding signed Petit, successor of Simier). (2) ff, III, 387 pp. and (2) ff, 412 pp. Slight rubbing, scattered foxing.
Second edition of this rare account by a French naval officer of the Chinese campaign, covering the years 1859 to 1861.
The author, Charles de Mutrécy, relates naval and land operations, relations with British troops, the capture of cities and forts, as well as vivid descriptions of Peking and the Summer Palace shortly before its sack.
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