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Lot 143
Sale 5465 - The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer, Part III
Jan 30, 2020
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[Travel & Exploration] [China] Barrow, John Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey ...
... through the Country from Pekin to Canton.... London: for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806. Second edition. 4to. Contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, rebacked in early 20th-century cloth with original spine and morocco spine label laid down. Illustrated with color frontispiece and seven sheets of plates (four colored and three in black and white; two folding); "Chinese artillery and Chinese Musical Instruments" misbound between pp. 8/9; light to moderate foxing to text and plates. Tooley 84; Abbey Travels 531.