The Opium Clippers

Lubbock, Basil: 1976 Glasgow, hardcover with dust jacket, 392 pages. About the ships, shipowners and the historical significance and maritime adventures of the opium trade in the 19th century, focusing on the clippers that transported opium from India to China. The book highlights the impact of this trade on global commerce and the socio-political dynamics of the time. With index of the ships. ISBN 0851742416 In very good condition