NAPIER, Priscilla. Barbarian Eye. Lord Napier in China, 1834 The Prelude to Hong Kong.
London: Brassey's, (1995). First edition.
Cloth, 246pp.
Fine in d/w.
An account of Lord Napier, who was sent to China in 1834 to reach a settlement between the British sea traders and the Cantonese authorities, but who was at once seen by the Chinese authorities as a dangerous spy. $65 CAD