Bookplate of Frederick W. Williams., Large issue; v. 1-2 are 30 cm. tall, and v. 3 58 cm., P. 141-142 and p. 353-354 bound out of sequence., and The maps are on folded leaves.
Publisher:
Printed for G. Nicol, bookseller to His Majesty, Pall-Mall,
Subject (Geographic):
China--Description and travel, China--Foreign relations--Great Britain, and Great Britain--Foreign relations--China
Subject (Name):
Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814, Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806, and Williams, Frederick Wells,--1857-1928--Bookplate
"Elenchus librorum a P. Athanasio Kirchero ... editorum": 2 p. at end., Added t.-p., engraved., and Monumenti syro-sinici interpretatio.--De variis itineribus in Chinam susceptis.--De idololatria ex Occidente primùm in Persidem, Indiam ac deinde in ultimas Orientis, Tartariæ, Chinæ, Japponiæ regiones successivâ propagatione introducta.--China curiosis naturæ & artis miraculis illustrata.--De architectonica cæterisque mechanicis artibus Sinensium.--De Sinensium literatura.
Publisher:
apud Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge & Elizeum Weyerstraet,
Armorial bookplate: John Frarer, Jr. Inscriptions: Edward S. Whelen, April 1, 1835; W. Rawls, March 10, 1823. Stamp: Edward Whelen. Hand-written table of contents tipped-in at end., Blanks not digitized., and Plate is an engraved dedication inscription.
Publisher:
Printed and published for the Author, by J. Maxwell,
Subject (Geographic):
China--Description and travel, China--History, China--Social life and customs, and United States--Commerce--China
Subject (Name):
Rawls, W.--Autograph, Whelen, Edward S.--Autograph, and Whelen, Edward S.--Stamp
China, its scenery, architecture, social habits, &c.
Description:
Added engraved title pages with title: China, its scenery, architecture, social habits, &c. Illustrated., Includes index., Provenance: This copy has presentation inscription form J. Ferguson to Mrs. R. H. Thayer., and Steel engravings by Henry Adlard, E. Benjamin, Joseph Clayton Bentley, Samuel Bradshaw, Edward Paxman Brandard, William Henry Capone, Charles Thomas Dixon, John Davies, Augustus Fox, William Floyd, S. Fisher, William A. Le Petit, Peter Lightfoot, George Paterson, Thomas Abiel Prior, James Redaway, James Sands, M.J. Starling, Robert Staines, T. Turnbull, James Tingle, Francis William Topham, F.F. Walker, Arthur Willmore, W. Wetherhead; after Thomas Allome.
Publisher:
Fisher, Son, & Co., Newgate Street, London, Rue St. Honoré, Paris
Subject (Geographic):
China--Description and travel and China--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Adlard, Henry, engraver, Bakewell, Harriet, G.--Autograph, 1858, Benjamin, E., steel engraver, engraver, Bentley, Joseph Clayton, 1809-1851, engraver, Bradshaw, Samuel, engraver, engraver, Brandard, Edward Paxman, 1819-1898, engraver, Capone, William Henry, active 1832-1847, engraver, Davies, John, active 1830-1850, engraver, Dixon, Charles Thomas, active 1843-1857, engraver, Ferguson, John, 1837-1916--Presentation inscription to Mrs. R.H. Thayer, Fisher, Samuel, active 1830-1855, engraver, Fisher, Son, & Co., publisher, Floyd, William, active 1832-1877, engraver, Fox, Augustus, engraver, Le Petit, William A., active 1829-1846, engraver, Lightfoot, Peter, 1805-1885, engraver, Paterson, George, active 1830-1849, engraver, Prior, Thomas Abiel, 1809-1886, engraver, Redaway, James C., active 1818-1857, engraver, Sands, James, steel engraver, engraver, Staines, Robert, 1805-1849, engraver, Starling, M. J. (Matthew James), 1805 or 1806-, engraver, Thayer, R. H., Mrs.--Presentation inscription from J. Ferguson, Tingle, James, active 1824-1850, engraver, Topham, Francis William, 1808-1877, engraver, Turnbull, Thomas, steel engraver, engraver, Walker, F. F. (Frederick F.), 1805-, engraver, Wetherhead, W., active 1843, engraver, Willmore, Arthur, 1814-1888, engraver, and Wright, G. N. (George Newenham), 1790?-1877
China, its scenery, architecture, social habits, &c.
Description:
Added engraved title pages with title: China, its scenery, architecture, social habits, &c. Illustrated., Includes index., Provenance: This copy has presentation inscription form J. Ferguson to Mrs. R. H. Thayer., and Steel engravings by Henry Adlard, E. Benjamin, Joseph Clayton Bentley, Samuel Bradshaw, Edward Paxman Brandard, William Henry Capone, Charles Thomas Dixon, John Davies, Augustus Fox, William Floyd, S. Fisher, William A. Le Petit, Peter Lightfoot, George Paterson, Thomas Abiel Prior, James Redaway, James Sands, M.J. Starling, Robert Staines, T. Turnbull, James Tingle, Francis William Topham, F.F. Walker, Arthur Willmore, W. Wetherhead; after Thomas Allome.
Publisher:
Fisher, Son, & Co., Newgate Street, London, Rue St. Honoré, Paris
Subject (Geographic):
China--Description and travel and China--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Adlard, Henry, engraver, Bakewell, Harriet, G.--Autograph, 1858, Benjamin, E., steel engraver, engraver, Bentley, Joseph Clayton, 1809-1851, engraver, Bradshaw, Samuel, engraver, engraver, Brandard, Edward Paxman, 1819-1898, engraver, Capone, William Henry, active 1832-1847, engraver, Davies, John, active 1830-1850, engraver, Dixon, Charles Thomas, active 1843-1857, engraver, Ferguson, John, 1837-1916--Presentation inscription to Mrs. R.H. Thayer, Fisher, Samuel, active 1830-1855, engraver, Fisher, Son, & Co., publisher, Floyd, William, active 1832-1877, engraver, Fox, Augustus, engraver, Le Petit, William A., active 1829-1846, engraver, Lightfoot, Peter, 1805-1885, engraver, Paterson, George, active 1830-1849, engraver, Prior, Thomas Abiel, 1809-1886, engraver, Redaway, James C., active 1818-1857, engraver, Sands, James, steel engraver, engraver, Staines, Robert, 1805-1849, engraver, Starling, M. J. (Matthew James), 1805 or 1806-, engraver, Thayer, R. H., Mrs.--Presentation inscription from J. Ferguson, Tingle, James, active 1824-1850, engraver, Topham, Francis William, 1808-1877, engraver, Turnbull, Thomas, steel engraver, engraver, Walker, F. F. (Frederick F.), 1805-, engraver, Wetherhead, W., active 1843, engraver, Willmore, Arthur, 1814-1888, engraver, and Wright, G. N. (George Newenham), 1790?-1877
Bacher, Otto H. (Otto Henry), 1856-1909 Dennys, N. B. (Nicholas Belfield) Fenn, Harry, 1838-1911. Fraser, Malcolm, 1868-1949. Hitchcock, Romyn, 1851-1923.
Published / Created:
1893 Jan
Call Number:
Za Zc3
Collection Title:
Century illustrated monthly magazine
Container / Volume:
v. XLV [45], no. 3
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
Travel essays by Romyn Hitchcock and N.B. Dennys describing Chinese culture and geography. Captioned wood engravings include: The Great Wall (p. 327), A caravan outside the walls of Peking (p. 328), The Pataling Gate (p. 329), In the Nankow Pass (p. 330),
Description:
Drawings by Harry Fenn, Malcolm Fraser, and Otto H. Bacher. Engravings by T. Schussler, C. Schwarzburger, R.C. Collins
