Auction Date:2004 Oct 08 @ 21:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:United States
ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHINA AND ITS PEOPLE, by John Thompson. 4 volumes, 1873 -1874. Approximately 19" x 14". Interesting and informative text based on Thompson's 5 year stay in China, plus 200 "Albertype" [collotype] plates from albumen prints. A significant document of early photomechanical printing, and of representation of China in English. Published by Sampson Low, Martson, Low and Searle, London. The spines of all the volumes are missing, but the covers and contents are complete, intact and in fine condition. Some pages are coming loose.
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