Spence, Jonathan D. — The Question of Hu

N. Y Alfred A. Knopf First Edition. Fine in Near Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.187 with index and bibliography. Not much is known about the Chinese who traveled to the West. The author tells the story of a man called John Hu who accompanied a French missionary returning from Canton to France in 1722. clean tight copy d/j shows slight edgewear of slight crinkling to top edges and a 1' tear front top right. Fine Very Good