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Lot of Three Books on South China and Formosa

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Lot of Three Books on South China and Formosa
<B>Lot of Three Books on South China and Formosa</B></I> including:<BR><B>Rev. J. Macgowan<I> Pictures of Southern China.</B></I></B></I> (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1897), first edition, 320 pages, photographic illustrations, in original green pictorial boards with gilt titles and decoration, 8vo (6" x 8.75"), former owner's book plate on inside front cover, some foxing to internal pages, sun fading to spine, internal contents sound and tight, very good condition.<BR><B>Yosaburo Takekoshi<I> Japanese Rule in Formosa.</B></I></B></I> (London: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1907), first edition, 342 pages, illustrated, fold-out map, original orange cloth boards with gilt titles, 8vo (6" x 9"), former owner's book plate on the inside front cover, corners bumped, covers soiled, moderate age toning to pages, internal contents sound and tight, very good.<BR><B>George Psalmanaazaar<I> An Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa, An Island Subject to the Emperor of Japan, etc.</B></I></B></I> (London: Robert Holden & Co., Ltd., 1926), limited to 750 copies of which this copy is numbered 177, 288 pages, 16 pages of photogravures, light blue cloth boards with gilt titles, deckled pages, 4to (6.75" x 10"), former owner's book plate on the ffep, major sunning to spine and boards, bumped corners, else very good condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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