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Park: a Fantastic Story by John Gray, Sheed & Ward, London, 1932. One of 250 printed. Bound in uniquely patterned paper, with etching design at rear; binding is tight, pages are clean. Overall a fine copy.
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Park A Fantastic Story
by John Gray
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Picturesque Representations of Dress and Manners of the Chinese
by Alexander, William
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Alexander, William.Picture Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese. With 3 loosely inserted drawings by Alexander and signed (see photo).
John Murray, by W. Bulmer and Co. London First Edition 1814, small 4to.Contemporary ¾ dark red crushed morocco elaborately tooled in gilt, marbled boards with publisher's title and price label on upper board. Aquatint frontispiece and 49 hand-colored engravings with descriptions.
An illustrated volume by the artist William Alexander (1767-1816). He describes and illustrates the various Chinese occupations, entertainments, religious practices, military, street scenes, tradesmen, forms of punishments, and members of the upperclass, while also describing specific people he had encountered during the Macartney Embassy. He was a junior draftsman who did many drawings while on the Macartney expedition to China seeking trade agreements for Great Britain.
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Pompeiana The Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii
by Sir William Gell and John P. Gandy
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Pompeiana The Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii by Sir William Gell and John P. Grandy, New Edition, Rodwell and Martin, London, 1824. Two volumes. Bound in original cloth, have been respined. Original owner bookplate inside front cover. Half title and title page. Each volume features an extensive number of illustrations, diagrams and engravings. Some occasional spotting, but overall a very good copy.
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