- 124
Photobook, Shanghai--[Clark, J.D., editor]
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- Sketches in and around Shanghai, etc. Shanghai: Printed at the "Shanghai Mercury" and "Celestial Empire" offices, 1894
- paper
4to (245 x 185mm.), 10 plates, comprising: 9 mounted original PHOTOGRAPHS (145 x 100mm., or the reverse), and one woodcut illustration after a photograph (by John Thomson?), publisher's brown cloth, pictorial upper cover in gilt, short tears into mounts of photographs, hinges strengthened, rebacked and re-edged, retaining most of original spine
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
RARE. We can trace only one copy sold at auction in the past 40 years. The photographs depict 'Chinese theatricals', 'Chinese priests', Temple in the city', 'the Aquarius company's steam factory and water distillery', 'Chinese Amahs', 'the Cangue', 'the chain-gang', 'Chinkiang', and 'the hills, Fung-Wang-San'. The woodcut shows a 'Chinese wheelbarrow'.