Shelfmark
Bl.7.08 - Bl.7.13 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Bl.7.14 - Bl.7.19 (Copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Bl.7.20 (Copy 3)
Author
Title
La Chine en miniature, ou choix de costumes, arts et métiers de cet empire, représentés par 74 gravures, la plupart d'après les originaux inédits du cabinet de feu M. Bertin ... accompagnés de notices explicatives, historiques et littéraires. Par M. Breton ... Tome premier [- sixième].
Publication, distribution, etc.
Paris : Nepveu, 1811-1812.
Physical description
6v., plates ; 12mo.
Note
Vols. II-VI have half-titles, with "De l'Imprimerie de Demonville" or "Imprimerie de le Normant" on verso.
Provenance
Copy 1: Given to Eton by Nicholas Kessler in 1996; Kessler bookplate; stamp reading "Fürstlich Löwenstein - Wertheim - Rosenberg'sche Hofbibliothek Kleinheubach".
Provenance
Copy 2: Given to Eton by Nicholas Kessler.
Provenance
Copy 3: Given to Eton by Nicholas Kessler; Kessler bookplate.
Binding
Copy 1: 19th century gold-tooled maroon morocco.
Binding
Copy 2: 19th century gold-tooled black, straight-grained morocco in slipcases (3 vols. in each case).
Binding
Copy 3: 19th century gold-tooled blue, straight-grained morocco. In slipcase with two other vols.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Hand-coloured plates.
Copy-specific note
Copy 3: T.p. and half-title hand-written. T.p.: La Chine en miniature. Appendice composée 1st de deux letters autographes des missionaires Ko et Yang 2nd d'une feuille imprimée en chinois 3rd d'un fragment d'affiche placard 4th des figures noires sur papier jaune imitant celui de bambou 5th de plusiers sortes de papiers de la Chine. Paris: Nepveu ..., 1812. 6 vols. bound in 1. [4]p, [107] leaves of plates (some folded), [14] leaves of added material (some folded) : 107 ill. ; 12mo.. Engraved prints from vols. I-VI (without text); extra-illustrated with autograph letters, leaf printed in Chinese, leaf written in Chinese, fragment of a poster, and examples of Chinese paper. Lacks Breton's text.
Subject
Costume China.
Subject
China Social life and customs.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Identifier
B10663