Lot 528
China - Adachi, Koruku
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
Choan Shiseki no Kenku. Research on the Historical Remains of Chang'an. Tokyo, 1933. First edition, 2 volumes, 27 x 20cm., black & white illustrations, 5 foldouts, map in pocket, 12pp. text in booklet, separate volume containing 170 loose black and white collotype plates, Japanese text, original boards and cloth-backed boards, bindings rather worn
Footnote
Note: Rare. Two volume report on the historical remains in and around the ancient Chinese capital of Chang'an comprising the results of the author's investigation of the area in 1908-11. A definitive work on the condition of the archaological and historical sites in the Xi'an area at the start of the 20th century.