The thistle and the jade: A celebration of 150 years of Jardine, Matheson & Co

by Maggie Keswick

Book Overview

A fascinating miscellany of scholarship and anecdote that tells the story of Jardine Matheson, founded in Canton in 1832, which grew to become an international trading house with business interests... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0706417968
• ISBN13: 9780706417968
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Octopus Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Coffee Table Book

If you're a Jardine or a Matheson, or simply a Scot, you'll take pride in showing off this magnificent book and the accomplishments of these two men. They have certainly left their mark on the Far East.