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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 plates with photolithogr. and collographs, 1 tinted map & 660 wood engr. text-ills. 4°. Fine cont. mor. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, t.e.g. (Cloth on sides a bit stained, corners sl. worn, upper hinge broken, margins a bit stained in places, sl. yellowed, but a v.g. copy).
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.€ 600
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