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THREE ALBUMS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PELLIOT MISSION TO CHINA,…
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355
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THREE ALBUMS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PELLIOT MISSION TO CHINA,…
See original version (French)
Estimate €10,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
THREE ALBUMS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PELLIOT MISSION TO CHINA, numbered from 401 to 700.
The albums, measuring 50x32 cm, are half-bound in green cloth, with a gold MISSION PELLIOT title and a 5-ribbed spine.
These albums come from the library of Professor P. Pelliot acquired by the Librairie D'Amérique et d'Orient Adrien MAISONNEUVE.
Each album contains numbered and captioned 18x24cm photographs documenting P. Pelliot's expedition to China 1906-1908.
ALBUM NUMBERS 401 to 500: KYZYL SAIRAM site; Caves 401 to 471. - KOUTCHAN site: The Bazaar 472 to 484, surrounding wall, Muslim cemetery. - OUROUMTCHI site: anthropometric portraits, prints, paintings.
ALBUM NUMBERS 501 to 600: OUROUMTCHI site Paintings,
Various letters, bronze mirrors 518/1, 2, 3, paintings 519 and 520, maps 521 to 523, landscapes 524 to 532, group portraits and portraits 533 to 538. - SA-TCHEOU site, engraved stones 539 to 540. - TSIEN TOU T'ONG site; Buddha and deity caves 541 to 549, exterior views 550 to 55, caves and deities 552 to 579, landscapes 580 and 581, portraits 582 and 583, cave entrances, ceilings and walls 584 to 600.
ALBUM NUMBERS 601 to 700: Site of TSIEN TOU T'ONG: caves Buddhas and Divinities.
The spines of the album bindings are slightly rubbed but the interior is in perfect condition, the photographs are very fresh. A few loose leaves.
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About the sale
BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS - FROM THE LIBRARY C. MAISONNEUVE
Auction location
Auction time
06/04/2026 at 2:15 PM
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