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THOMAS ALLOM (1804-1872) AND CLÉMENT PELLÉ
L'Empire Chinois avec des descriptions des moeurs, des coutumes, de l'architecture, de l'industrie &c. du peuple chinois. London and Paris: Fisher, Fils, et Cie., [1845]. Four vols in one, 4° (272 x 206mm). Four steel-engraved title pages and 124 engraved plates, with original tissue guards. (Fore-edge of plates very slightly cockled.) Publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped decorative cloth, upper board and spine lettered in gilt, marbled edges (lower corners very slightly rubbed). Provenance: ownership inscription to front free endpaper, hand-written catalogue note tipped onto front pastedown.
FIRST FRENCH EDITION RICHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH THE PLATES FROM THE ENGLISH EDITION. A renowned architect in his day, Thomas Allom is now most often remembered as a topographical illustrator, particularly for his detailed illustrations of China and Istanbul which were well-suited to the popular steel engraving process. His images of China, some based on drawings from Staunton's collection, captured the popular imagination giving not only a glimpse of the country but also the private lives of the people: dinner with a Mandarin, the private gardens of the Emperor, a cap merchant, cat sellers &c.&c. Cordier Sinica, 81; cf. Lipperheide Le31; cf. Lust 363. (5)
L'Empire Chinois avec des descriptions des moeurs, des coutumes, de l'architecture, de l'industrie &c. du peuple chinois. London and Paris: Fisher, Fils, et Cie., [1845]. Four vols in one, 4° (272 x 206mm). Four steel-engraved title pages and 124 engraved plates, with original tissue guards. (Fore-edge of plates very slightly cockled.) Publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped decorative cloth, upper board and spine lettered in gilt, marbled edges (lower corners very slightly rubbed). Provenance: ownership inscription to front free endpaper, hand-written catalogue note tipped onto front pastedown.
FIRST FRENCH EDITION RICHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH THE PLATES FROM THE ENGLISH EDITION. A renowned architect in his day, Thomas Allom is now most often remembered as a topographical illustrator, particularly for his detailed illustrations of China and Istanbul which were well-suited to the popular steel engraving process. His images of China, some based on drawings from Staunton's collection, captured the popular imagination giving not only a glimpse of the country but also the private lives of the people: dinner with a Mandarin, the private gardens of the Emperor, a cap merchant, cat sellers &c.&c. Cordier Sinica, 81; cf. Lipperheide Le31; cf. Lust 363. (5)