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FONBLANQUE, Edward Barrington de. NIPHON AND PE-CHE-LI; or two years in Japan and Northern China. London: Saunders Otley and Co., 1863. Second edition. Illustrated with five colorplates, four fold-out black-and-white plates, a fold-out map, and small text illustrations. Octavo. [4],286,[1] pp. Blue cloth, gilt-stamped title and decoration to spine, sides blocked in blind, yellow endpapers. Ink ownership on p. 1, with pen and pencil notes on the dedication page and the final blank. The first few colorplates are foxed in margins, with some foxing on the facing text page; otherwise, the text is clean. One of the b&w folding plates ("Japanese Play Bill") has irregular loss at the fore-margin which enters the plate. The bookblock is split near the center but still within the binding, which shows general wear and scuffing. A complete and useable reading copy, it is offered with all faults. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of FONBLANQUE, Edward Barrington de : NIPHON AND PE-CHE-LI. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, used books, atlases, livres rares and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |