A Complete view of the Chinese Empire 1798
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CHINA. CAWTHRONE, G. (editor). A Complete View of the Chinese Empire. Exhibited in a Geographical Description on its Antiquity, and a Genuine and Copius Account of the Earl Macartney´s Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. London (G. Gawthrone) 1798.
8:o. (5, lacks half title), VIII, (i)-lxxii, (1)-224, 275-456 (irregular pagination, pp. 225-274 omitted in pagination, lacks last advertisement leaf) pp. Engraved frontispiece (some marginal staining, some foxing).
Contemporary brown calf, worn, gilt spine, marbled edges.
Minor foxing.
Löwendahl: China illustrata nova, 701.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
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Auktionsnummer:
436191
Datum:
2017-01-31