The Costume of China [with] Punishments of China.
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[Asia/China] George Henry Mason. THE COSTUME OF CHINA/ COSTUMES DE LA CHINE. Lon: For W. Miller/ by S. Gosnell, 1800. [Some text leaves have “Edgar 1796” watermark. Some tissue guards have watermark “Curtis & Sons/ 1795.” Later in the volume, the tissue guards’ watermarks are a crown without a date.] 60 hand-colored plates & 67 printed leaves. Folio. Bound as a single volume, modern ½ leather and marbled board, gauffered edges. Binding and most plates near fine, last 4 plates have some foxing, 1 tissue guard 1 worn. 1st edition. Abbey, Travel, 533. Bound with: ++ THE PUNISHMENTS OF CHINA/ LES PUNITIONS DE CHINOIS. For Miller by Bulmer, 1801. [Many text leaves and tissue guards have undated watermark. Some tissue guards watermarked “Magray & Pickering 1800.”] 22 hand-colored plates (mostly showing torture of convicts) & 27 printed leaves. Slight chipping/wear to outer edge of last leaf and plate, plates mostly near fine. 1st ed. Abbey, Travel, 532.
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