1801 1ed CHINA Punishments Torture Color Illustrated Chinese Travel Mason FOLIO
George Henry Mason’s ‘Punishments of China’ is a rare early 19th-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.
1801 1ed CHINA Punishments Torture Color Illustrated Chinese Travel Mason FOLIO
George Henry Mason’s ‘Punishments of China’ is a rare early 19th-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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10650
Category
Asia, Africa, & Middle Eastern
Authors
MASON, George Henry
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete