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an open brown book sitting on top of a gray surfacean image of a book with chinese writing on the coveran old book with a drawing of a dragon holding a flagtwo black and white photographs of trees in front of a buildingan old book with a drawing of a woman sitting on a bench
Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

46 - FAVIER (Alphonse). Peking. History and Description.
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Estimate €250 - €300
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Description
FAVIER (Alphonse). Peking. History and Description. Peking, Lazarist Press at Pé-T’ang, 1897. In-4°, XII, [4], 336, [4], 337–562 [i.e. 552], [1] pp. Paperback, cover printed in red and black, covered in brown paper. First edition, an important source on Beijing in the late 19th century, written by the Lazarist Apostolic Vicar Alphonse FAVIER, who arrived in China in 1862 and oversaw the reconstruction of the Pé-t’ang Cathedral in 1887. The work is divided into two parts. The first deals with the history of Beijing, from its origins to the end of the 19th century, including the history of Christianity in China. The second part focuses on describing the city, its monuments, gardens and palaces, as well as court customs, the arts and the daily life of the people of Beijing. 660 old and new engravings, reproduced or executed by Chinese artists based on the most valuable documents, as well as 124 phototypes and 24 collographs in the insert. Copy no. 495. Binding is fragile, with a few minor flaws to the cover; a good copy, partly uncut.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/11/2026 at 2:00 PM
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