Auction: CSS115B - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale - e-Auction
Lot: 2314
Miscellaneous
Literature and Books
Books
1920 First edition of "The Pageant of Peking" Photo Album, Photography by Donald Mennie, Preface by Putnam Weale; Hardcover (30x39x3.5cm); The photographer of this book, Donald Mennie (1899-1941), came to Peking, China in 1899 and first joined Mactavish Lehman in Peking, and later moved to Shanghai to serve as the general manager of A.S. Watson & co. While living in Peking, he paid attention to the local customs and scenery of old Peking, so he took up a camera to capture countless images of old Peking. "The Pageant of Peking" includes 66 of Manny's works.
They are all printed on print paper first, and then each one is pasted into the book.
Pay attention to the quality of the book. The cloth cover of the spine of this book has been worn away and lost, and the cover has faded and yellowed due to age. There are also yellow spots on the pages inside the book. But there are no missing pages or loose pages.
1920年初版 "The Pageant of Peking- 北京美觀" 攝影集, Donald Mennie 攝影, Putnam Weale 序文; 精裝本一巨册 (30x39x3.5cm); 此書攝影師唐納德·曼尼 ( Donald Mennie 1899-1941) 1899年來到東方的中國, 先入北京Mactavish Lehman公司, 後來轉往上海任A.S. Watson & co公司總經理. 在北京居住期間, 他關注老北京的風土人情與景物, 於是拿起攝影機捕捉了無數老北京的影像, "北京美觀" 收錄了曼尼的 66 幅作品. 都是先印刷在影寫紙上, 再每枚貼在書中. 注意書品, 此書書脊的布面已磨蝕而失去, 封面因年久而褪色泛黃.書內頁亦有發黃斑點. 但無缺頁或散開.
Estimate
HK$4,500 to HK$6,500
Starting price
HK$4500