MASON, George Henry. Les Punitions des Chinois, London, Guillaume Miller, 1801, lge. 4°, second edition, text in English and French, 22 hand-coloured aquatint plates (occasional light soiling), contemporary green half morocco, gilt (rubbed) [cf. Abbey Travel 570] -- HALFPENNY, William. Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste, [London], by Robert Sayer, [1752], 8°, 4 parts in one, "2nd Addition" [sic], engraved general title, 61 engraved plates (including duplicate of plate 44), several folding (heavy marginal staining throughout, occasional dust soiling, one folding plate torn across at fold, duplicate folding plate 44 lacking one section, traces of contemporary amateur hand-colouring to 3 plates, several folding plates repaired at verso), contemporary calf (rebacked, upper cover worn) [Archer 134.1; not in Fowler] (2)

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MASON, George Henry. Les Punitions des Chinois, London, Guillaume Miller, 1801, lge. 4°, second edition, text in English and French, 22 hand-coloured aquatint plates (occasional light soiling), contemporary green half morocco, gilt (rubbed) [cf. Abbey Travel 570] -- HALFPENNY, William. Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste, [London], by Robert Sayer, [1752], 8°, 4 parts in one, "2nd Addition" [sic], engraved general title, 61 engraved plates (including duplicate of plate 44), several folding (heavy marginal staining throughout, occasional dust soiling, one folding plate torn across at fold, duplicate folding plate 44 lacking one section, traces of contemporary amateur hand-colouring to 3 plates, several folding plates repaired at verso), contemporary calf (rebacked, upper cover worn) [Archer 134.1; not in Fowler] (2)

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Provenance: I. George Harwood (bookplate); II. "Michael Dowling Carpenter - Fresford [sic] In the County of Kilkenny and (?) Barne of Coanh and Parish of Freshford" (contemporary ownership inscription on front free-endpaper).

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