CHINA MAGAZINE WITH 24 PHOTOGRAPHS, 1868

FIRST EDITION, 8vo (245 x 158mm.), half-title, title printed in red and black, 24 mounted photographs, comprising hand-tinted albumen print frontispiece, and 23 albumen prints on mounts with printed captions (3 credited to John Thomson), contemporary half calf, cloth boards, red morocco lettering pieces, scattered spotting, extremities rather rubbed

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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."

RARE. The photographs include views of Angkor Wat in Cambodia by Thomson, Wong nei-Chung, Macao, Beijing and Hong Kong. "The China Magazine... contained photographs by John Thomson, Henry Cammidge, Milton Miller and others... Apart from containing a number of photographs unpublished elsewhere, the 'China Magazine' contains interesting feature articles which throw light on life in mid nineteenth-century China, Hong Kong in particular" (T. Bennett, History of Photography in China, 1861-1879 (2010), pp. 303-308).