Péking histoire et description . 660 gravures anciennes et nouvelles reproduites ou exécutées par des artistes indigènes d'après les plus précieux documents; 124 phototypies, 24 collographies hors texte

Favier, Alphonse

Published by Imprimerie des Lazaristes au Pé-T'ang, Péking, [i.e., Beijing], 1897

About this Item

First edition limited to 1000 copies (this, no. 911); folio, 2 volumes in 1, continuous pagination xii, 562 [i.e., 552]; titles printed in red and black, 52 unnumbered leaves of plates, illustrations, maps, portraits, plans; contemporary and likely original three-quarter brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 1, t.e.g.; extremities rubbed and a little scuffed, but overall a very good, clean and sound copy. Two other editions followed in 1900 and 1902, both of which were revised in the wake of the Boxer Rebellion.

Seller Inventory # 68122

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Péking histoire et description . 660 gravures anciennes et nouvelles reproduites ou exécutées par des artistes indigènes d'après les plus précieux documents; 124 phototypies, 24 collographies hors texte
• Publisher: Imprimerie des Lazaristes au Pé-T'ang, Péking, [i.e., Beijing]
• Publication Date: 1897
• Edition: 1st Edition
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