Lot 203
(G. H. Mason), The punishments of China. London 1801.
Estimate
€ 600
Starting Price
€ 400
Lot:
203
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
George Henry) (Mason
(Mason, George Henry): The punishments of China./ Les punitions des Chinois, représentés en vingt-deux gravures. Avec des explications en Anglais et en Français. London: Bulmer & Co for Miller 1801. 36,2 x 26 cm. With 22 colored copperplate engravings in the pointillist style. 27 leaves. Leather-bound with back decoration and title on the spine
(Scuffed and bumped. Front cover is very loose. Slight moisture stains in places and somewhat dusty.)
Löwendahl 715. Colas 2010. Hiler 575 (1808 ed.). Lipperheide Le 19 (1808 ed.). — First edition of the work on methods of corporal punishment and torture in China.
(Scuffed and bumped. Front cover is very loose. Slight moisture stains in places and somewhat dusty.)
Löwendahl 715. Colas 2010. Hiler 575 (1808 ed.). Lipperheide Le 19 (1808 ed.). — First edition of the work on methods of corporal punishment and torture in China.