Sale 591: Rare Americana & Travel, with Books & Maps from the Warren Heckrotte Collection (#591) 07/28/2016 11:00 AM PDT CLOSED!

Back to list
View full catalog for Sale 591: Rare Americana & Travel, with Books & Maps from the Warren Heckrotte Collection
Ask a question
Add to watchlist
Tell a friend
Lot 52 of 541:
Photos of the Boxer Rebellion in China  

Click image to enlarge
Similar Items
Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyer's Premium):$1,200
Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000

Title:
In und um Peking während der Kriegswirren 1900-1901... 36 Tafeln mit 1 Heliogravüre und 190 Bildern... nebst einem Plan von Peking
Author:
Wang, Dr., & Emil von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem
Place:
Berlin-Schöneberg
Publisher:
Meisenbach Riffarth
Date:
1902
Description:

[70] pp. Illustrated throughout with collotypes from photographs, glassine interleaves; folding plan of Peking. (oblong folio) 23.8x33.6 cm (9¼x13"), cloth decorated with a dragon in color, with Chinese lettering. 

Scarce photographic work on China during the Boxer Rebellion, when the western powers and Japan defended their colonial outposts in China against the violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising which took place in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty between 1899 and 1901. The many pictures are captioned in German, but someone has written English translations beneath each in what looks like a period hand. OCLC/WorldCat lists thirteen copies in institutional libraries.

Lot Amendments
Condition:
A little rubbing to spine ends and corners; light foxing to prelims. and occasionally within; very good.
 
Item number:
274270
Shipping info:

We have a full service shipping department to ensure proper packing and safe delivery of purchases at reasonable cost. We are specialists at packing and shipping books and works on paper.   All lots purchased by the same client are combined for shipping in order to keep the cost as economical as possible.  Our preferred method for domestic shipments is UPS Ground but we can also ship via FedEx or USPS.  For international orders we select the most appropriate carrier depending on the value and weight of the items purchased.  We are happy to accommodate special arrangements by request.

Invoices are sent out the day following the auction and include a $10 handling fee plus actual shipping and insurance charges.

Shipping estimates can be obtained  by contacting us at [email protected] prior to the auction.

 

Terms and conditions

CONTRACTS

All accepted bids are contracts and are considered final and non withdrawable.

BUYER'S PREMIUM

A buyer's premium of 20% will be applied to all purchases.

ONLINE BIDDING

The person posting the bids online has to be the person who has registered for the auction.

 
Other lots in this sale:
<<>>