photography, Illustrations of China

I just ordered this book Thomson, John: Illustrations of China and its People, London, Sampson, Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1873-4, 4 volumes, folio (36 x 49 cm), 96 plates with a total of 218 collotype images of China, plates protected by leaves with letterpress descriptive text. 1874, 2nd edition. 1977, Hong Kong, J. Warner Publications, China: the Land [...]