[China] L'Empire Chinois

Illustré d'après des dessins pris sur les lieux. Thomas Allom. Avec les descriptions des moeurs, des coutumes (..) par Clément Pelle. Fischer Fils et Cie. Londres; Paris. [1845].

4 vols. in 2 bindings, 4to, green cloth, title on spine in gilt stamping, boards: blindstamped and embroidery in gilt stamping, edges gilt, endpapers: smooth paper, green with honeycomb design, 4x illus. frontispiece by W. Floyd, S. Fischer and R. Sands after T. Allom. 68,26; 76 and 74; 73,(3), (1) pp. 125* full-page lithographic prints. Original French edition. Spines somewhat discoloured, some lithographs trifle stained, else good. *Vols. 3 and 4 lack 6 prints, however 6 other prints not mentioned in the contents are included.