1850 CHINA Illustrated Thomas Allom CHINESE ART Architecture Temples Peking RARE

 

Thomas Allom’s “China in a Series of Views” is an impressive and highly desirable 19th-century illustrated account of Chinese scenery and architecture. This particular tome features illustrations and descriptions of iconic locations including:

·        PooToo Temple at Chusan, or Zhoushan

o   Valley

o   Bridges

·        Ancient tombs at Amoy, or Xiamen

·        Ting-Hoo, Tripod Lake

·        Chin Chew River and Bay

·        Ting Hai Fortress of Terror

·        Silk farming; dying, winding, manufacturing

·        Wootang, or Wudang Mountains

 

Item number: #21817

Price: $1250

 

ALLOM, Thomas

 

China in a series of views : displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire

 

London: Fisher, Son, & Co., [ca. 1850].


Details:

·        Collation: 2 volumes in 1 tome

§  32 engravings (including vignette title page)

§  32 engravings (including vignette title page)

·        Language: English

·        Binding: Leather; tight and secure

·        Size: ~11in X 8.5in (28cm x 21.5cm)

·        Very rare and desirable

 

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