(CHINA) The Imperial City of Peking China Photographs of Pal

Sale 2132 - Lot 65

Price Realized: $ 3,360

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

WITH 3 PANORAMAS (CHINA.) The Imperial City of Peking, China. Photographs of Palace Buildings of Peking. Volumes I & II. By Kazumasa Ogawa. Together, 2 volumes. With 166 (of 172) collotype plates depicting China after the Boxer Rebellion, with rare behind-the-scenes views of the Imperial Palace and scenes of the city by Ogawa. Sheet size 14 1/2x18 1/2 inches (38.1x46.9 cm.), including three 3-part panoramas measuring 14 1/2x41 inches (38.1x104.1 cm.); and a bi-lingual caption book, in English and Chinese. Elephant folio, gilt-pictorial lettered cloth, front cover and flaps soiled and detached; contents bright and loose as issued; ties. one of 500 numbered copies. K. Ogawa: Tokyo, 1906

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With 3 fold-out panoramas and a handsome assortment of views of China. Lacks plate nos. 65, 156-160.