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228 - BRETON DE LA MARTINIÈRE (Jean-Baptiste). China in Miniature, or a Selection of Costumes, Arts, and Crafts of That Empire. Paris: Nepveu, 1811.
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BRETON DE LA MARTINIÈRE (Jean-Baptiste). China in Miniature, or a Selection of Costumes, Arts, and Crafts of That Empire. Paris: Nepveu, 1811. 4 volumes in-16, red long-grain morocco, smooth, decorated spines, broad gilt borders framing the covers, gilt fillet on the edges, gilt inner roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding). First edition of this miniature encyclopedia on the arts, crafts, customs, and costumes of China. It is illustrated with 80 separately printed plates, finely colored at the time, depicting figures in period costumes, views, monuments, etc. (Brunet I, 1226; Colas, 433.) For his explanatory notes, the author drew upon all ancient and modern accounts and documents published from Kircher to Kotzebüe. Most of the engravings were based on unpublished originals from the collection of Henri Bertin, the famous Minister of State and Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV, a patron of the arts and industry with a passion for China. A fine copy in period morocco leather.
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