1227 - Photography

Photography Wang, (Ludwig) and (Friedrich) von Meerscheidt-Hullessem In and around Beijing during the turmoil of the war, 1900–1901. With 36 plates, including 1 heliogravure and 190 images in double-exposure photogravure, as well as 2 (instead of 1) multi-folded maps of Beijing. Berlin, Meisenbach, Riffarth & Co., 1902. 3 leaves, 70 pp. Quarter-8°. Original cloth binding (front cover heavily faded). Very good copy with numerous photographic illustrations of soldiers, landscapes, cityscapes, locals, genre scenes, and more. - Right outer margin partly with a narrow watermark; includes 1 folded supplementary map. With 36 plates, including 1 heliogravure, 190 collotype illustrations, and 2 (instead of 1) folded maps of Beijing. — Original illustrated cloth (severely faded); maps slightly browned.