ALEXANDER, William (1767-1816) - The Costume of China. London: William Miller, 1805.

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Los 205 | ALEXANDER, William (1767-1816) - The Costume of China. London: William Miller, 1805.
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ALEXANDER, William (1767-1816) - The Costume of China. London: William Miller, 1805.

First edition, with the plates in the coloured state. Alexander travelled to China as draughtsman with Lord Macartney's Embassy to the Emperor in 1792-4. 'Alexander is best remembered for his work on China in a period in which the Chinese style greatly influenced the decorative arts in Britain' (ODNB). Abbey Travel 534; Colas 74; Cordier Sinica III, 1858; Tooley 18.

4to (331 x 250mm). Sepia aquatint frontispiece, 48 hand-colored aquatint plates after Alexander with the imprint at the bottom, text watermarked 1795-1808, plates watermarked 1821 (light offsetting from plates, occasional light scattered spotting and staining). Contemporary light brown morocco with gilt and blindstamped decorations (some light wear).
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