China in a series of views : displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire
by ALLOM, Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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1850 CHINA Illustrated Thomas Allom CHINESE ART Architecture Temples Peking RARE
Thomas Allom's "China in a Series of Views" is an impressive and highly desirable 19th-century illustrated account of Chinese scenery and architecture. This particular tome features illustrations and descriptions of iconic locations including:
• PooToo Temple at Chusan, or Zhoushan
o Valley
o Bridges
• Ancient tombs at Amoy, or Xiamen
• Ting-Hoo, Tripod Lake
• Chin Chew River and Bay
• Ting Hai Fortress of Terror
• Silk farming; dying, winding, manufacturing
• Wootang, or Wudang Mountains
Item number: #21817
Price: $1250
ALLOM, Thomas
China in a series of views : displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire
London: Fisher, Son, & Co., [ca. 1850].
Details:
• Collation: 2 volumes in 1 tome
32 engravings (including vignette title page)
32 engravings (including vignette title page)
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~11in X 8.5in (28cm x 21.5cm)
• Very rare and desirable
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21817
- Title
- China in a series of views : displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire
- Author
- ALLOM, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fisher, Son, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1850
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1850 CHINA Illustrated Thomas Allom CHINESE ART Architecture Temples Peking RARE, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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