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an open book with a picture of a boat in the watera book that is sitting on a white surface
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Estimate €500 - €700
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China Barrow, John Travels in China, containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected during a brief stay at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Peking to Canton. With 5 colour quatinta plates and 3 (2 double-sheet) copperplate engravings. London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804. X pp., 1 fol., 632 (mod.) half-leather binding with gilt title. First edition. – Graesse I, 299 – Cordier, BS 2388 – Cox I, 346: “The author was private secretary to Lord Macartney, and was in China with the embassy under the latter.” - The aquatint plates feature 5 views (4 of which are half-page on 2 plates) and portraits. The copper engravings depict a bridge, artillery pieces and musical instruments. - Some foxing, slightly more pronounced at the beginning and end. First edition. - With 5 aquatint plates and 3 (2 double-page) copper engraving plates. - - The aquatint plates feature views (4 half-page on 2 plates) and portraits; the copper engraving plates depict a bridge, artillery and musical instruments. - Modern half-leather binding with gold-embossed title on the spine. - Some foxing, slightly more pronounced at the beginning and end.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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