CHINA WILLIAMSON (ALEXANDER) Journeys in North China, Manchuria, and Eastern Mongolia: With Some Account of Corea, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed 'James Jones Esq. with the author's kindest regards, Clifton, Bristol, 1870' on the front free endpaper of volume 1, numerous illustrations, 2 folding maps, some spotting, one volume rebacked preserving original spine, Smith, Elder, 1870--LANNING (GEORGE) AND SAMUEL COULING. The History of Shanghai, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, folding maps, plates, volume 2 stamped 'Not for Publication' in purple ink on title-page, Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, 1921-1923, publisher's cloth, 8vo--HUBNER (JOSEPH ALEXANDER VON) Promenade autour du monde [pp.459-639 devoted to China], fifth edition, frontispiece and upwards of 300 wood-engraved illustrations, some spotting, later half calf, folio, Paris, Hachette, 1877--OGAWA (KAZUMASA, photographer) Gengzi Shibian Sheying Tuji [Souvenir of the Allies in North China], facsimile reprint, text in Chinese, 6 colour plates, 126 photographic plates (mostly 3 or 4 images per page, with views of Beijing, Tianjin, etc.), loose as issued in decorative silk box, oblong folio, Beijing, 2000 (6) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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