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an old black and white photo of a pagoda towera blue and gold dragon box with chinese writing on it
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Estimate €400 - €600
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China Meerscheidt-Huellessem, Friedrich von and Ludwig Wang. In and around Peking. During the turmoil of the war, 1900–1901. Based on photographs taken by the editors, Naval Staff Surgeon Dr Wang and Lieutenant Baron von Meerscheidt-Huellessem. 36 plates, including 1 heliogravure and 190 images in double-page phototype, together with a map of Beijing produced by Meisenbach Riffarth & Co., Berlin-Schöneberg, 1902. 2 unnumbered text sheets, 1 sheet with a photogravure portrait of the German Field Marshal Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee based on a photograph by J. C. Schaarwächter, 70 numbered pages with 190 collotypeillustrations with printed German captions based on photographs by the editors, printed on both sides on 35 thick cardboard sheets, 1 large folded lithographed Chinese map of Beijing with German captions. Quarto. Blue publisher’s linen binding, front cover richly decorated with a Chinese title and multicoloured figurative ornaments. Unusual endpapers featuring a repeating German eagle, printed in black on a grey background (corners and edges worn, binding slightly rubbed). First edition of a German photo book devoted exclusively to the Boxer Rebellion. The 191 striking collotype illustrations, produced following ‘The Battle of Peking’, depict views of the ruins of the German, Japanese, British and Austro-Hungarian embassies in Peking, the graves of the Germans who fell during the uprising, the city’s East Gate, the Liang-Hsiang-Hsien Pagoda, the Imperial Garden, the ruins of the French Catholic mission, as well as soldiers from the German, American, British and French invasion forces, etc. 1 leaf with a photogravure portrait of German Field Marshal Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee, after a photograph by J. C. Schaarwächter, 70 numbered pages containing 190 collotype illustrations with printed German captions based on photographs by the editors, printed on both sides of 35 thick cardboard leaves, 1 large folded lithographic map of Beijing in Chinese with German captions. Publisher’s blue cloth, front cover richly decorated with the Chinese title and multicoloured figurative ornamentation. Fancy endpapers featuring a repeated German eagle printed in black on a grey background. Oblong folio (340 x 243 mm). Edges worn, covers slightly rubbed. First edition of a German photobook entirely devoted to the Boxer Rebellion. The 191 striking collotype illustrations, based on ‘The Battle of Beijing’, depict views of the ruins of the German, Japanese, British and Austro-Hungarian embassies in Beijing, the graves of the Germans who died during the uprising, the East Gate of the city, the Liang-Hsiang-Hsien Pagoda, the Imperial Garden, the ruins of the French Catholic Mission, and soldiers of the German, American, British and French invading forces, etc. A fine copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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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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