145* China. Henderson (William, 1903-1993). A group of nine artistic photographs of Peking subjects, 1928-30, vintage gelatin silver prints (from Henderson’s estate), showing temples, views, architectural details, etc., 37.5 x 23.5cm (9)
£700 - £1,000
146 China. Mennie (Donald, 1875-1944). The Pageant of Peking, Comprising Sixty-Six Vandyck Photogravures of Peking and Environs, with an Introduction by Putnam Weale, 1st edition, Shanghai: A.S. Watson & Co., 1920, 66 photogravure plates tipped in, some spotting throughout, original blue moiré silk cloth gilt over boards, some soiling, spotting and slight cloth loss to extremities and spine, folio Limited edition, number 723 of 1000 copies. (1)
£300 - £400
147* China. Two photographs of a prisoner being tied to a cross for punishment and given ‘Death by 1,000 Cuts’, 1902, toned gelatin silver prints, tipped on to paper mounts, 17.5 x 12.5cm (2)
148 China. A photograph album compiled by an unidentified naval officer serving onboard HMS Aphis with the Yangtze Flotilla in northern North China, 1931-33, a total of approximately 210 gelatin silver print photographs corner-mounted on rectos and versos of 21 paper leaves, images mostly 7 x 9.5cm and mounted as multiples of five or six to a page with white china ink captions, some photographs with printed captions in the negative, captions include Views of the Gorges, Upper Yangtze, Scenes in Kinkau, Kwankau, Yolushan, Changsha, Hankow (including the Great Flood, 1931), Nanking, Shanghai, Ichang, Peking, Chefoo, etc., evidence of some photographs removed, some leaves detached, white china ink title, itinerary and map to front pastedown, contemporary black silk over boards with embroidered dragon design and spine tie, rubbed and a little corner wear, oblong folio
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