Lot 380
S. W. Williams, The Middle Kingdom. Revised Edition. 2 Vol. London 1883.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
380
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Samuel Wells Williams
Williams, Samuel Wells: The Middle Kingdom. A survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Soical Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants. Revised Edition. 2 Vol. London: W. H. Allen & Co. 1883. 23 x 15,2 cm. With a title page in Volume 1, 2 frontispieces (one in colour) and 15 (10.5) further illustrations on plates, plus illustrations within the text. XXV pp., 836 pp.; XII pp., 775 pp. Original green linen.
(The edges of the covers show minimal scuffing. Slight signs of age and wear.)
The first edition was published in 1848, but he thoroughly revised the work, in the process altering many of the judgements he had made during his early missionary years.
(The edges of the covers show minimal scuffing. Slight signs of age and wear.)
The first edition was published in 1848, but he thoroughly revised the work, in the process altering many of the judgements he had made during his early missionary years.