THE PUNISHMENTS OF CHINA, Illustrated by Twenty-Two Engravings with Explanations…

THE PUNISHMENTS OF CHINA, Illustrated by Twenty-Two Engravings with Explanations in English and French - LES PUNITIONS DES CHINOIS, représentés en Vingt-Deux Gravures avec des Explications en Anglais et en Français.

London: William Miller, 1808. Two title-pages, one in English, the other in French; similarly, two Preface; two list of plates; and two explications for each of the twenty-two hand-coloured plates. Bound in full red straight-grained morocco gilt. All edges gilt. Folio: 370 x 270 mm. First published in 1801, this is a later printing with the text leaves water-marked 1807, and the plates watermarked 1817. The binding has a small split at the heel of the from joint, and some rubs and light wear; two or three small, insignificant marks to the plates; else a fine clean copy. Bookplate of Samuel Charles Weston.

Book ID: 14949
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