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The Chinese Empire, Illustrated Volume II by Thomas Allom, Esq, circa 1857
Item: Book
Title:Ā THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ILLUSTRATED, Being a Series of Views from Original Sketches, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture, Social Habits, Etc. of that Ancient and Exclusive Nation, Volume II
Author: Thomas Allom, Esq., with Historical and Descriptive Letterpress by the Rev. G.N. Wright, M.A.Ā
Make:Ā The London Printing and Publishing Company, London, England
Age:Ā Mid-19th C
Construction:Ā Paper, leather, board
Dimensions:Ā 11 1/4"h x 9"w x 1 1/2"thick
Condition: Good. Rubbing at edges, corners. Some leather break-down on covers.Ā Significant wear on spine edges. Bindings tight & sound. Endpapers in superb condition.Ā Very minor foxing/toning of text. All illustrations and maps in very good condition. Gilt lettering/decoration on cover and spine in very good condition. Please see photos.Ā
Details: The second of two volumes. Quarto-size volume with boards covered in red pebble-grain leather, half-bound in Moroccan red leather. Gilt lined decoration on corners and bindings. Spine with five raised bands decorated and lettered in gilt. Front decorated with a pagoda surrounded by stylized letters "CHINESE EMPIRE", all in gilt. Glazed marbled paper endpapers reinforced with red linen tape at hinges. Seventy nine steel-engraved illustrations, three fold-out maps, all in beautiful condition. Gold page edges all around. No date in the book, but research points to mid-19th C. Very rare and historically/artistically important.
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The Chinese Empire, Illustrated Volume II by Thomas Allom, Esq, circa 1857
The Chinese Empire, Illustrated Volume II by Thomas Allom, Esq, circa 1857
Item: Book
Title:Ā THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ILLUSTRATED, Being a Series of Views from Original Sketches, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture, Social Habits, Etc. of that Ancient and Exclusive Nation, Volume II
Author: Thomas Allom, Esq., with Historical and Descriptive Letterpress by the Rev. G.N. Wright, M.A.Ā
Make:Ā The London Printing and Publishing Company, London, England
Age:Ā Mid-19th C
Construction:Ā Paper, leather, board
Dimensions:Ā 11 1/4"h x 9"w x 1 1/2"thick
Condition: Good. Rubbing at edges, corners. Some leather break-down on covers.Ā Significant wear on spine edges. Bindings tight & sound. Endpapers in superb condition.Ā Very minor foxing/toning of text. All illustrations and maps in very good condition. Gilt lettering/decoration on cover and spine in very good condition. Please see photos.Ā
Details: The second of two volumes. Quarto-size volume with boards covered in red pebble-grain leather, half-bound in Moroccan red leather. Gilt lined decoration on corners and bindings. Spine with five raised bands decorated and lettered in gilt. Front decorated with a pagoda surrounded by stylized letters "CHINESE EMPIRE", all in gilt. Glazed marbled paper endpapers reinforced with red linen tape at hinges. Seventy nine steel-engraved illustrations, three fold-out maps, all in beautiful condition. Gold page edges all around. No date in the book, but research points to mid-19th C. Very rare and historically/artistically important.
$450.00
The Chinese Empire, Illustrated Volume II by Thomas Allom, Esq, circa 1857ā
$450.00
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Item: Book
Title:Ā THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ILLUSTRATED, Being a Series of Views from Original Sketches, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture, Social Habits, Etc. of that Ancient and Exclusive Nation, Volume II
Author: Thomas Allom, Esq., with Historical and Descriptive Letterpress by the Rev. G.N. Wright, M.A.Ā
Make:Ā The London Printing and Publishing Company, London, England
Age:Ā Mid-19th C
Construction:Ā Paper, leather, board
Dimensions:Ā 11 1/4"h x 9"w x 1 1/2"thick
Condition: Good. Rubbing at edges, corners. Some leather break-down on covers.Ā Significant wear on spine edges. Bindings tight & sound. Endpapers in superb condition.Ā Very minor foxing/toning of text. All illustrations and maps in very good condition. Gilt lettering/decoration on cover and spine in very good condition. Please see photos.Ā
Details: The second of two volumes. Quarto-size volume with boards covered in red pebble-grain leather, half-bound in Moroccan red leather. Gilt lined decoration on corners and bindings. Spine with five raised bands decorated and lettered in gilt. Front decorated with a pagoda surrounded by stylized letters "CHINESE EMPIRE", all in gilt. Glazed marbled paper endpapers reinforced with red linen tape at hinges. Seventy nine steel-engraved illustrations, three fold-out maps, all in beautiful condition. Gold page edges all around. No date in the book, but research points to mid-19th C. Very rare and historically/artistically important.
