Lot 185
China.- Attiret (Jean Denis) A particular Account of the Emperor of China's Gardens near Pekin, first English edition, Printed for R. Dodsley, 1752.
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
⁂ Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***
China.- [Attiret (Jean Denis)] A particular Account of the Emperor of China's Gardens near Pekin, first English edition, translated by Sir Harry Beaumont [Joseph Spence], lacks half-title, repair to title margin, endpaper detached, modern cloth with paper label to upper cover, [Henrey 427; Hunt 543], 8vo, Printed for R. Dodsley, 1752.
⁂ Description of the Emperor Ch'ien Lung's summer palace outside Beijing, by a Jesuit missionary. The Chinese style became popular in England in the late 18th century for garden pavilions and rustic architecture, mainly as a result of such works. Rare, the only copy sold at auction in the last 40 years was the Rothamsted copy in these rooms in July 2018 (£900).
Description
⁂ Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***
China.- [Attiret (Jean Denis)] A particular Account of the Emperor of China's Gardens near Pekin, first English edition, translated by Sir Harry Beaumont [Joseph Spence], lacks half-title, repair to title margin, endpaper detached, modern cloth with paper label to upper cover, [Henrey 427; Hunt 543], 8vo, Printed for R. Dodsley, 1752.
⁂ Description of the Emperor Ch'ien Lung's summer palace outside Beijing, by a Jesuit missionary. The Chinese style became popular in England in the late 18th century for garden pavilions and rustic architecture, mainly as a result of such works. Rare, the only copy sold at auction in the last 40 years was the Rothamsted copy in these rooms in July 2018 (£900).
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