About this title: Jardine, Matheson & Co. was founded in Canton in 1832, and built up to become an international trading house with business interests throughout the world. The Thistle & The Jade assembles contributions from both leading historians, such as Professor John King Fairbank and Professor K.C. Lui, and old Jardine hands, including Alan Reid and Sir John Keswick, to tell the story of how this happened. The result is a fascinating miscellany of scholarship and anecdote that tells an exciting tale of merchant adventure, of how wealth and influence were accumulated in the early days of trading, and of ...
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Description: GOOD. Clean, unread hardcover with modest shelfwear including bumping to the boards, slight scuffing and light tears to the dust jacket-otherwise Nice! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Date Published: 6-25-08
ISBN-13:9780711228306ISBN:0711228302
Description: GOOD. Clean, unread hardcover with modest shelfwear including bumping to the boards, slight scuffing and light tears to the dust jacket-otherwise Nice! 4.94 lbs. read more
Description: New. Founded in Canton in 1832, this company has built up, principally from bases in the East, to become an international trading house with business interests through out the world. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd
ISBN-13:9780711228306ISBN:0711228302
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780711228306ISBN:0711228302
Description: New. A fascinating miscellany of scholarship and anecdote that tells the story of Jardine, Matheson & Co., founded in Canton in 1832, which grew to become an international trading house with business interests throughout the world. read more
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Founded in Canton in 1832, this company has built up, principally from bases in the East, to become an international trading house with business interests through out the world. ISBN10: 0711228302. read more
Description: New. Founded in Canton in 1832, this company has built up, principally from bases in the East, to become an international trading house with business interests through out the world. ISBN10: 0711228302. read more
Description: A Celebration of 150 Years of Jardine, Matheson & co. 272pp many ills. (some coloured), 4to 1982. *Sea transport & business services. VG in DW. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd
ISBN-13:9780711228306ISBN:0711228302
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
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