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Lot 551
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-307
Nov 9, 2021
4:00AM CT
Lots 308-687
Nov 10, 2021
4:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
[PUBLISHER'S TRADE BINDINGS - AMERICAN]. A group of 4 bindings featuring Asian designs, comprising:
LEE, Yan Phou (1861-?). When I was a Boy in China. Boston, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1887. 8vo. Original publisher’s decorated cloth. -- LITTLE, Frances (1863-1941). Little Sister Snow. New York: The Century, 1909. Small 8vo. Illustrations by Genjiro Kataoka. Original publishers decorated grey cloth. -- Seven Maids of Far Cathay, Being English Notes from a Chinese Class Book. San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1916. Small 8vo. Illustrations by Ai Lang. Original publisher’s decorated green cloth. -- BELL, Archie (1877-1943). The Spell of China. Boston: The Page Company, 1917. 8vo. 8 color plates and numerous duogravures from photographs. Original publisher’s decorated green cloth. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, condition generally fine.
From the Private Collection of Richard Cady