JOCELYN (Robert). La campagne de Chine ou six mois avec l'ex - Lot 112

JOCELYN (Robert). La campagne de Chine ou six mois avec l'expédition anglaise. Paris, H. Delloye, 1841. In-18, (4)-VII-237 p., contemporary half blond calf, ornate smooth spine, gilt title, marbled edges (flaws including split upper jaw, torn head cap; browning in margins). First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece: Chinese smoking opium, 1 folding plate: View of the port of Chusan, 1 fold-out map: China and Japan by Th. Duvotenay. From 1839 to 1842, the Chinese and British clashed militarily in what became known as the First Opium War. The conflict ended in a British victory and the signing of the Treaty of Bonn on August 29, 1842. Robert Jocelyn (1816-1854) took part in the conflict as Lord Saltoun's military secretary. Modern signature on v° of frontispiece repeated in margins.