MLAIR1 M’Laren, David & Anonymous: AN INQUIRY INTO THE RESULTS OF THE OPIUM TRADE WITH CHINA TOGETHER WITH THE TRAFFIC IN OPIUM IN THE EAST. Edinburgh & London, 1860 & 1858. 19 pp & 37 pp. 2 vols. 21x14 cm. Self-covered. Contained in slightly later boards. GBP 200.00 Two 19th century contributions on the opium trade in China and the East. McLaren, David: 'An Inquiry into the Results of the Opium Trade with China Including its Bearing on the Export of British Manufactures'. Extracted from the 'Scottish Review' for January 1860. With Notes. 19 pp. David McLaren, it appears, was a Scottish church minister. Interestingly, the reverse of this item has a Penny Red stamp with an Edinburgh postmark and addressed to a Sir ? Payton MP, London. Together with : Anonymous: 'The Traffic in Opium in the East' [Extracted from 'The Appendix on India' to 'The British Army in India, Its Preservation; &c.] 37 pp. Whilst anonymous, this lengthy article may also have been written by McLaren. It primarily discusses the opium trade in China and is most definitely against the trade. The two items contained within somewhat later blue boards - the front cover to all purposes detached. Extremely rare. The first time we have seen either. Subjects: Opium Foreigners in Item 448 in List 211. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?m/MLAIR1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |