The Empress of China
first edition Cloth
1984 · Philadelphia:
by Smith, Philip Chadwick Foster
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 1984 First edition. Cloth. Large octavo. Light shelfwear. Very good+ in very good- d.j. Jacket is lightly soiled dust jacket with light dampstain near bottom and two small tape repairs. The 'Empress of China' was the first vessel belonging to the United State to initiate trade with the Chinese. (Inventory #: 1000901)