One illus. 21 folding leaves. Small 8vo, orig. wrappers (a little worn), orig. stitching. [China]: Baoshan Teng shi 寶山滕氏, 1935.

The record of an ill-fated diplomatic mission in the 12th century, when the Song dynasty existed in a geopolitical context in which it faced states as powerful as itself on its northern border. This was a time of “China among equals.” The Chinese Song could no longer realistically claim to be a universal empire but had to negotiate with its competitors. Our book is part of that history.

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