[Signed] Chinese Pictorial Art, Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from the Author's Collection with Descriptions and Notes on the

[Signed] Chinese Pictorial Art, Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from the Author's Collection with Descriptions and Notes on the

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Large format volume measuring approx. 11 x 8.5 inches bound in gilt-decorated pale green silk over stiff boards, string-bound in Chinese style; two parts in one volume. pp. 324, iv; 75. Colored frontispiece. Numerous collotype and colored plates interleaved with text leaves. Condition VG++, thin silk and string on the outer spine starting to deteriorate, internally clean and unmarked, text in Chinese and English. ""This collection has recently been acquired by Herr Klas Fahraeus, of Brevik, Stockholm"" Inscribed by Strehlneek to ""Messrs. Eastwood & Holt"", Oriental art dealers in London. Light rubs to edges of covers, string ties becoming loose.