Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller

Hong Kong: R.C. Hurley, 1897. First edition. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated with 60 albumen prints (including two folding panoramas), mounted on card with printed black borders and captions. Letterpress Introduction printed on front paste-down, plate list printed on rear paste-down. Publisher's quarter white cloth over pictorial paper-covered boards, boards slightly rubbed and soiled; front hinge slightly worn; scattered spotting to cards; each panorama creased.

A very rare photo album of Hong Kong at the turn of the 19th century, published to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Includes panoramic views of Hong Kong, views of its harbor and landscape, showing religious, governmental, and educational facilities, as well as city scenes. R.C. Hurley was known for his works on Hong Kong and China, including The Tourists' Guide to Hong Kong (1897), The Tourists' Guide to Canton (1895), and Picturesque Hong Kong: A British Crown Colony and Dependencies (1925).

Rare. We can locate only two institutional copies, at the University of Edinburgh, and in the UK National Archives. Furthermore, we can locate only two other copies as having ever come to auction.