Lot 286
Alexander, William
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 13 January 2016 at 11:00 GMT
£750
Description
The costume of China. London: William Miller, 1805. 4to, engraved dedication, 48 hand-coloured plates, with advert leaf, contemporary half calf over boards, lacks half-title, lacks 2ff. list of subscribers, plate 18 ('Portrait of a Soldier') torn and plate 45 ('Temporary building at Tien-Sin') repaired, some offsetting, a few tears and repairs to text leaves with no loss, gift inscription to dedication, bookplate, some pages loose, boards rubbed and detached, replacement cloth spine detached [Abbey Travel, 534]