Peking - Beijing.
UNKNOWN AUTHOR (1903].)
£1200.00
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First and only edition. 64 collotype plates. Captions in English, Chinese, and German. Large oblong 8vo. Original decorated cloth. Light browning but overall a very good copy. Presentation inscription on front free endpapers (dated October 1903). Protected in a custom-made slipcase. N.p., n.d. [but Peking, ca.
A rare and interesting album of images produced in the wake of the Boxer rebellion. The publication has no printed title or imprint but it was clearly produced in China/Peking. It was possibly printed by Yamamoto who was the only publisher in Peking technically able to produce something of this quality. It was intended to be sold as a souvenir to Allied troops who were permanently stationed there after the signing of the Boxer Protocol and shows photographs of the Wall/Gates of Peking, a number of important temples and gardens, and the Forbidden City including shots of the private living quarters of the Emperor and the Empress.
Stock Code: 224868