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Auction: CSS115B - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale - e-Auction
Lot: 2312

Miscellaneous
Literature and Books
Books
1913 "The Burton Holmes Lectures", a collection of scenery from around the world, published by The Little-Preston Company in the United States (the last two volumes were published by McClure Company), hardcover, with gilt top edge; all twelve volumes of this set (including the last two supplementary volumes), limited edition number 669, of which the fifth volume is the Oriental volume, which contains a large number of early Hong Kong and Macau pictures, and the ninth volume mainly introduces the scenery of various parts of China in the late Qing Dynasty and is accompanied by rich pictures. The whole set of books is well preserved. Please preview.


1903年刊世界各地風光集 "The Burton Holmes Lectures", 由美國 The Little- Preston 公司出版 (最後二卷由 McClure Company 出版) 精裝, 天口燙金; 此套書全部十二卷 (包括最後二卷補充卷), 限定本編號669, 其中第五卷為東方卷, 內有大量早期香港及澳門的圖片, 而第九卷則以介紹清末中國各地風物為主及附有豐富圖片. 全套書保存良好. 敬請預覽.

Estimate
HK$3,500 to HK$4,000

Starting price
HK$3500