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CHINA -- FAVIER, A. Péking. Histoire et description. Peking, Impr. des Lazaristes au Pé-T'ang, 1897. 2 in 1 vol. xii, (4), 336; (6), 337-562, (1) pp. W. 2 fronts., 51 photolithogr. and collographed plates, 1 tinted map & 660 wood-engr. in text. Lge-4°. Fine cont. h. mor. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, t.e.g. (Corners a bit worn, upper hinge broken, margins a bit stained in places (espec. the photogr. plates)).
First edition of an important source on Beijing in the late 19th century. Printed in a limited and numbered edition, our copy nr. 768. - Cordier, Sinica, col. 218.€ 180
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