1801 1ed CHINA Punishments Torture Color Illustrated Chinese Travel Mason FOLIO

1801 1^ed CHINA Punishments Torture Color Illustrated Chinese Travel Mason FOLIO

George Henry Mason’s ‘Punishments of China’ is a rare early 19^th-century book illustrating the various forms of punishment and crime sentencing used throughout Chinese history. The illustrations and descriptions cover the most egregious punishments and torture devices such as:

• Ear twisting
• Swing torture
• Face slapping
• Hamstring clamping, ‘hamstringing’
• Eye burning
• Wooden collar punishment

This extremely rare first edition was published in 1801 and includes all 22 finely colored illustrations.

Item number: #10650

Price: $2500

MASON, George Henry

The punishments of China

London: Printed for William Miller, by W. Bulmer, 1801. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 54
  • 22 engraved plates
• References: Abbey Travel 532;
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~14.75in X 10.5in (37cm x 27cm)
• Extremely rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $10,000

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