THE CHINESE EMPIRE, FORMING A SEQUEL TO THE WORK ENTITLED "RECOLLECTIONS OF A JOURNEY THROUGH TARTARY AND TIBET" - 2 VOL. SET - EXTRA ILLUSTRATED. This item is unavailable.THE CHINESE EMPIRE, FORMING A SEQUEL TO THE WORK ENTITLED "RECOLLECTIONS OF A JOURNEY THROUGH TARTARY AND TIBET" - 2 VOL. SET - EXTRA ILLUSTRATED

6 x 9 in. Full black calf with red calf spine leabels, gilt spine decorations, gilt edge dentelle, marbled text edges with matching marbled endpapers. Bindings stamped Brentano's. Extra illustrated with 12 hand-colored plates of Chinese scenes and people. Fold-out hand colored map in vol. 1. Condition is VERY GOOD ; leather supple and joints both excellent. Spines show just a touch of surface dryness. Spine labels all excellent. Covers very clean with a little minor wear. Bindings tight. Text and plates bright, clean and unmarked. Fold-out map excellent. Marbled text edges have a touch of sunning but remain quite vivid. Explor/Fine Bindings. RGR.