Author: 
    
            
                    Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), 4th Governor of Hong Kong [William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne [Lord Melbourne], British Prime Minister; Robert Thurburn, British Consul at Alexandria]        
         
 
      Publication details: 
    
            
                    Without date or place [pre 1858].        
         
 
1p., 12mo (13.5 x 11 cm). In fair condition, on lightly-aged paper, with slight show-through of note on reverse. Reads: 'I will have the honor of calling on your Lordship with Mr Thurburn in South Street to morrow at about 1 o C | Ever yours truly | John Bowring'. Beneath this, in another hand, in pencil: 'now in China | 1858'.