- 200
[Mason, George Henry]
Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Description
- The Punishments of China, Illustrated by Twenty-Two Engravings with Explanations in English and French. London: William Miller for W. Bulmer and Co., 1801
- paper
FIRST EDITION, large 4to (360 x 245mm.), title in English and French, 22 hand-coloured stipple-engravings, including frontispiece, by Dadley, each with a leaf of explanatory text in English and French, contemporary full red straight-grained morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, some offsetting from plates, a few plates trimmed at fore-edge, minor dampstaining to endpapers and foot of covers, spine lightly sunned
Provenance
Sir Joseph Radcliffe, Bt., armorial bookplate
Literature
All Under Heaven 35; Löwendahl 715
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate. Small tear to explanatory leaf of plate XV.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"The punishments of China illustrates Europe's pronounced interest in the country's practices of punishments. Until Britain's victory in the First Opium War enabled European powers to wrest from China the right to try foreigners on its own soil, westerners trading with China worried about falling foul of Chinese law" (All Under Heaven). The punishments include acts such as beating, breaking fingers, crushing ankles, burning eyes with lime, strangling and beheading.