GROHMANN (Johann Gotfried). Moeurs et coutumes des Chinois e - Lot 84

GROHMANN (Johann Gotfried). Moeurs et coutumes des Chinois et leurs costumes en couleur d'après les tableaux de Pu-Qùa peintre à Canton Londres, Leipzig, Paris, [1800]. In-folio, 12 paperback quires, full margins, in original livery covers, in a modern gray slipcase with printed label on spine (qq. ff., and quire 5, unbound, covers soiled; russ. to text f.). 60 stipple-engraved and brush-colored plates by J. Dadley in London, after the Pu-Qùa paintings, to serve as a sequel to the voyages of Macartney and Van Braam Houchgeest. Each plate is accompanied by a bilingual commentary in French and German. Copy as issued in waiting book. Title engraved on a label on each delivery cover. Booklets 1 to 4 bear the title in French, and the addresses: London, Richardson; Leipzig, Baumgärtner; Paris, Fuchs, La Haye, Van Cleff; Moscau, Courtener, Ries et Saucet; Booklets 5 to 12 bear the title in German and the addresses: Leipzig, Industrie Comptoir; Wien, Mollo & Cie. (Cordier 1859 - Colas 1336).