MORSE (Hosea Ballou).

The Gilds of China.

With an Account of the Gild-Merchant or Co-Hong of Canton. First edition. 2 plates. 8vo. Original cloth with remnants of original dust-jacket, minor foxing to for-edge, but overall a close to fine copy. [ix], 92pp. London, Longman Green & Co., 1909.

£280.00

A comparison of the origin and organization of guilds in China and the West. Morse (1855-1934) discusses three types of Merchant guilds with special attention to the regulations and activities of the co-hong merchants.

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