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Peking.

Peking, S[anshichiro] Yamamoto, May 1909.

Oblong 8vo, pp. [ii, title-page in English], 100 black and white collotype plates (with tissue guards; each plate numbered and captioned, in English and Chinese), [2, Chinese colophon]; inscription to title-page’s tissue guard and occasional ink note beside caption; some minor marginal tears, without loss to images, occasional minor foxing to edges; in the original moiré-covered boards, silk ties to spine, printed paper label to upper cover; upper joint somewhat split but firm, edges rubbed with some loss to silk.

£2800

Approximately:
US $3720  €3314

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Second enlarged edition, with ten further plates compared to the first (1906). A thorough portrayal of the city, through the eyes of foreigner-photographer Yamamoto. During the Boxer Rebellion he had come to the city from Tokyo to record events, then stayed. This selection includes a good series of temples and the Ming Tombs, as well as vibrant street scenes at Ha-ta-men Street market and the Ch-ien-men Station.

OCLC lists six copies in the US. LibraryHub lists only one copy, at Durham.

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